Bicester Wetlands Reserve 13th July

Green Sandpiper 7 (JT)

Key Holder Reserve.

Otmoor rspb 13th July

Black-tailed Godwit 2 at the 1st screen 19:41 (per Thomas Miller)

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 13th July

8 Little Ringed Plover 10:30.
7 Shelduck: Two adults five juveniles. 10:30.
2 Grey Partridge: Adults with at least four chicks. 10:30.

Laurie Bryant

13 Jul 2026 11:58

Warburg Reserve: 12th July

6 Bullfinch: mix of ad and juv. 18:30.

Hawfinch f  
Marsh Tit 18:30.
Spotted Flycatcher 18:30.

Matthew Lloyd

13 Jul 2026 00:12

Oxford: Magdalen College: 12th July

3 Tawny Owl: recently fledged juv. 2 recently fledged seen and a 3rd heard. 22:30.

Nick Suckling

12 Jul 2026 22:57

Otmoor Lane repairs 13th to 17th July

There are signs at the top and bottom of Otmoor Lane (in the village and in the RSPB car park) saying that work will be taking place between Monday and Friday of the week ahead. The sign says that access will be restricted and delays will be inevitable. 

I hope that the repairs will be more comprehensive than the patchwork pothole filling that has happened recently. It might be advisable to avoid the lane in working hours next week.

(P.B)

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 12th July

Redstart: Calls heard bird not seen In hedgerow of exit to garden centre which borders entrance drive to wetlands site. 08:50.

Michael Hunt

12 Jul 2026 14:19

Otmoor rspb 12th July

Glossy Ibis 1st screen

Bittern 4

Great white Egret 

Cattle Egret 

Little Egret 

(per Pete Barker)

Standlake, pit 60: 12th July

Med Gull 1, 2nd summer 

Cattle Egret 9

GW Egret 1

Common Tern 2

Oystercatcher 1

Redstart 2m, Thames Fields 

Uffington 12th July

Singing Quail this morning 06:08 by parking area for Waylands Smithy (per Robin Smith)

Warburg Reserve Bix 11th July

Hawfinch 1 male

Marsh Tit 4

Siskin 2 juveniles

Warburg Reserve - Saturday 11th July 2026

 Siskin x 2 (juveniles), Marsh Tit x 2, Coal Tit, Bullfinch x7 (2m 2f+3 juveniles) Chiffchaff,

 Green Woodpecker x 2 (juveniles), Spotted Flycatcher, Hawfinch (m), Song Thrush,

Blackcap x 2 (m + f).

Spotted Flycatcher.

Farmoor Reservoir 11th July

Sandwich Tern present until 1300hrs at least on F1 but no further sign by 18:40 (per Mathew Loyd)

Otmoor rspb 11th July

Quail calling on Greenaway’s this morning. 

Crane on Big Otmoor

Glossy Ibis at 1st screen 

Greenshank (per Dan Bevan)

Great Egret

Cattle Egret 7

Little Egrets. 

Grasshopper Warbler (per Dan Bevan)

Otter seen there earlier in the morning.

(per Pete Barker)

Courtesy of Dan Bevan

Otter courtesy of Peter Milligan 

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 11th July

Grasshopper Warbler: Marston Hamms. 07:15.

Steve Jennings

11 Jul 2026 11:03

Farmoor Reservoir 11th July

Sandwich Tern still present F1 12:07 (per Nick Truby et al)

Courtesy of Nick Truby 

Otmoor rspb 10th July

Glossy Ibis (per Birdguides)

Chinnor: Cement Works: 9th July

2 Oystercatcher 20:30.
2 Egyptian Goose 20:30.

Mark Mckeown

9 Jul 2026 21:03

Warburg Reserve - Thursday 9th July 2026

 Hawfinch x 2 (m + f), Siskin x 4 (m, f + 2 Juveniles), Bullfinch x 8 (2m 2f + 4 Juveniles),

Marsh Tit x 2 (Juveniles), Coal Tit x 2, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Treecreeper,

Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Jay.

Hawfinch -male

     

Hawfinch - male

                           

Hawfinch -female

                                          

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 9 July

Reed bed:
Kingfisher 1
Glossy Ibis 1
Great White Egret 1
Little Egret 7
Cattle Egret 1

Snipe 4

Common Tern approx 20

Greenaways:

Cattle Egret 6
Corn Bunting 1

Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling

 

Quail calling on Ashgrave 13:37 (per Paul Wilkinson)

Grey Heron courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Farmoor Reservoir 8th July

CASPIAN TERN

                     Caspian Tern flew over F1 calling at 9:50  heading North and didn't stop.

Bernwood Forest: 8th July

Spotted Flycatcher 11:30.

Nick Suckling

8 Jul 2026 12:04

Farmoor Reservoir 8th July

CASPIAN TERN flew over the reservoir heading north c09:50 (per Roger Wyatt)

3 Lesser Emperor along causeway (per Conor MacKenzie)

Chinnor: Cement Works: 7th July

2 Oystercatcher: By west screen Lake 2b. 10:30.
Common Sandpiper: Lake 2b. 10:30.
2 Egyptian Goose: Lake 2b. 10:30.
Hobby 10:30.

David Stracey

8 Jul 2026 08:26

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 7th July

Green Sandpiper: With the Mallards at dusk on the wetland. 21:19.
15 Mallard 21:19.
2 Moorhen: juv. 21:19.
Chiffchaff 21:19.
2 Swift 21:19.
4 Swallow 21:19.
Kestrel: Heard. 21:19.
Barn Owl: Hunting over the marsh as night fell. 21:19.

Steve Akers

7 Jul 2026 23:44