Didcot: Great Western Park: 24th May

Yellow Wagtail: Flew across the southern pond by Avocet Close. SU511888. 10:00.

Oliver Hedley

24 May 2026 13:27

Otmoor rspb 24th May

Glossy Ibis on the Noke Pool 08:40 (per Luke O'Byrne)

Farmoor Reservoir: 24th May

2 Oystercatcher 11:01.
Garden Warbler 10:38.
Grasshopper Warbler: Male reeling on other side of river near pinkhill lock. 10:31.
3 Common Tern 10:31.
3 Sanderling 11:01.

Yacky Morris

24 May 2026 11:04

Port Meadow: 23rd May

Mediterranean Gull - two second-summers along river with Black-headed Gulls

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 23rd May

16 Tufted Duck
7 Gadwall
190 Mallard
31 Coot
7 Moorhen
5 Mute Swan
48 Greylag Goose
45 Canada Goose
9 Cormorant: At least 3 nests on the island.
2 Grey Wagtail: Carrying food to probable nest site.

Bob Pomfret

23 May 2026 15:23

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 23rd May

6 Cattle Egret: at least two nests on the island.
7 Little Egret: at least one nest, with two juv, on the island.
15 Grey Heron: still at least five occupied nests. Some young have already fledged.
Oystercatcher: flying to island.
19 Great Crested Grebe: several occupied nests.
6 Egyptian Goose: including one juv.
40 Sand Martin: at least 40. Looks like there are even more nest sites on the bridge this year.

Bob Pomfret

23 May 2026 15:18

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd May

 

Sanderlings

Sonning Eye GPs: 22nd May

Oystercatcher 13:29.

Marek Walford

22 May 2026 13:29

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd May

Sanderling 5 still 10:48

Dunlin 2

Ringed Plover 2 over 

(et al)

Above & below courtesy of Brian Walker 

Letcombe Regis: 21st May

Yellow Wagtail: male. On iron railings beside road East of the village toward Wantage. 14:45.

Steve Akers

21 May 2026 22:04

Letcombe Bassett: Holborne Hill: 21st May

Grey Partridge: SU376852. 13:07.
2 Lapwing: SU376852. 13:07.
3 Swallow: SU376852. 13:07.
4 House Martin: SU376852. 13:07.
Corn Bunting: SU376852. 13:07.

Steve Akers

21 May 2026 21:59

Letcombe Bassett: Watercress Beds: 21st May

2 Gadwall: pair. SU373852. 12:07.
Grey Wagtail: SU373852. 12:07.
Whitethroat: SU373852. 12:07.
Chiffchaff: SU373852. 12:07.
3 Moorhen: SU373852. 12:07.

Steve Akers

21 May 2026 21:51

Long Hanborough: 21st May

Barn Owl: Flew across Lower Road between Eynsham and Long Hanborough about 7.00pm. 21:41.

Richard Parsons

21 May 2026 21:44

Segsbury Camp & Letcombe Regis: 21st May

4 Corn Bunting: SU385845. 10:37.
Yellowhammer: SU385845. 10:37.
2 Whitethroat: SU385845. 10:37.
5 Skylark: SU385845. 10:37.
Swallow: SU385845. 10:37.
Lesser Black-backed Gull: Over. SU385845. 10:37.

Steve Akers

21 May 2026 21:40

Otmoor rspb 21st May

Glossy Ibis 2 again on Closes viewable from The Wetlands Watch hide midday (per Birdguides)

Lye Valley area, Oxford: 21st May

1 Spotted Flycatcher (only the second spring record here). 

Northern Cross Valley Way 21st May

Ringed Plover 11

Dunlin 2

08:24 (per Dave Doherty)

Ardley 20th May

Peregrine - 1

Grey Partridge - 2

Little Ringed Plover - 3 on quarry

Swift - c20 feeding low over the quarry lake

Otmoor rspb 20th May

 

Hobby & Swift this evening  courtesy of Russell Allen 

Addlestrop Hill/Chastleton Woods: 19th May

14 Skylark: At least 14 males singing over established territories this year. This area on the Oxon/Glocs border is a very important breeding habitat for Skylark in this part of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. SP254283. 14:51.
5 Blackcap: SP254283. 14:51.
Pied Wagtail: In the paddock at Chastleton Barrow. SP254283. 14:51.
Swallow: SP254283. 14:51.
Whitethroat: SP254283. 14:51.
Red Kite: SP254283. 14:51.

Steve Akers

19 May 2026 22:19

Otmoor: 19th May

3 Glossy Ibis: SP561128. 18:45.

Steven Portugal

19 May 2026 21:28

Farmoor Reservoir 19th May

Arctic Tern 2 over F1 11:30 then flew off north (per Birdguides)

Turnstone along the causeway 07:12 (per Max Buckley)

Sonning Eye GPs: 19th May

2 Oystercatcher 13:15.
Hobby 13:15.
Cuckoo 13:15.

Marek Walford

19 May 2026 13:16

Grimsbury Reservoir 19th May

Arctic Tern on buoy until 09:17 then flew off (I.R et al)

Uffington: Fawler Road: 17th May

Yellow Wagtail: Flew N calling over Sports Field. 14:45.
Peregrine: male. Over sports Field. 18:45.

Jed Cleeter

18 May 2026 17:28

Middleton Stoney: Middleton Park: 15th May

8 Mandarin Duck: Pair with 6 ducklings Please note Private Site. 14:00.

Colin Oram

18 May 2026 16:03

Sonning Eye GPs: 18th May

Mandarin Duck: drk. 12:28.

Marek Walford

18 May 2026 12:28

Otmoor rspb 18th May

Glossy Ibis 2 on The Closes c10:38 (K.N)

Farmoor Reservoir: 18th May

2 Sanderling 10:33.
2 Ringed Plover 10:33.

John Taylor

18 May 2026 10:34