Farmoor Reservoir 4th November

Common Scoter 2 F2 09:48 

Goldeneye F2

(MP, EU)

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot

Kidmore End: 3rd November

2 Tawny Owl: male. Coldnorton Wood. 19:45.

Ian Young

Blenheim 3rd November

Great White Egret - 12 this afternoon. My highest count here.

Farmoor Reservoir 3rd November

Common Scoter 2 still on F2 16:03 (PB)

Merlin f (PW)

No sign of reported Sanderling along the southern bank of F2 this afternoon  

Common Sandpiper (DL)

Dunlin (AC)

Courtesy of Paul Willis 

Farmoor Reservoir 2nd November

Common Scoter 2 F2 15:06 (JD)

Lye Valley, Oxford: 2nd November

07:00-08:30

4,312 Woodpigeons, all SW

259 Fieldfare

73 Redwing

3 Siskin

1 Redpoll 

1 Reed Bunting

1 Yellowhammer

Otmoor rspb 2nd November

Mandarin Duck 1st screen 11:24 (KN)

Radley GP: 1st November

Ring-necked Parakeet: Over at dusk, heading north, calling. 16:00.
Raven 16:00.
2 Stonechat: The wintering pair has returned. 16:00.

Ian Elkins

Autumnal Blackbird Stonesfield 
Courtesy of Paul Wren.

 

Otmoor - 31 Oct 2026

Merlin: Imm female at the reedbed

Peregrine: 1

Jack Snipe: 1 came in from NW, crossed reedbed and went down somewhere on Flood Field

Churn: 31st October

2 Stonechat: m & f. By the Old Rifle Range accommodation block.
20 Corn Bunting
40 Fieldfare
2 Raven
10 Grey Partridge
7 Red-legged Partridge

Also Clouded Yellow butterfly by the Old Rifle Range

Adam Hartley

Abingdon 31st October

7 Great white Egrets over Drayton. Plus 2 cattle egrets peep o day, and nocmig green sand over Saxton road, Abingdon last night (TW)

Lye Valley, Oxford: 31st October

1 Yellowhammer (2nd site record) 

1 Mute Swan (5th site record) 

2 Brambling (the 4th record this month, a combined total of 6 birds)

153 Fieldfare

185 Redwing

Very little Chaffinch or Woodpigeon migration today. 

Northmoor 31st October

17 Cattle Egrets in field just south of Northmoor 12:23 (DD)

Begbroke Lane: 31st October

8 Grey Partridge: Covey still here. SP477141. 11:48.

Nick Barrett

Grimsbury Reservoir 31st October

Osprey reported over this morning (JB) 

Letcombe Bassett: 30th October

 

An autumnal grey wagtail

Oxford: Aston's Eyot: 30th October

4 Whooper Swan: 4 flew over southwads; some at least immature; first record for site ! 10:45.

Anthony Cheke

Blenheim 30th October

Wigeon - 1

Goosander - 2

Great White Egret - 6

Little Egret - c30

Lapwing - 19 over

Bletchingdon Park: 30th October

2 Stonechat: Pair in recently scalped hedge line. SP510176. 07:39.

David Watkinson

Kestrel Balscote Quarry Reserve 
Courtesy of Russell Allen 

 

Port Meadow 29th October

Rock Pipit over 07:18 

Brambling over

(TM)

Boars Hill: Old Berkley Golf Course: 29th October

Brambling: One over this morning.

Adam Hartley