Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 23rd August

2 Green Sandpiper 19:44.
2 Little Egret 19:44.
3 Grey Heron 19:44.
Lapwing 19:44.
6 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Over. 19:44.
Raven 19:44.

Steve Akers

23 Aug 2026 21:16

Rushy Common - 23rd August

Marsh Harrier 1 f/imm

Great White Egret 1

Red crested Pochard 18

Green Sandpiper 1

Snow Geese 101

Cothill Fen, 23rd Aug

Spotted flycatcher

Rushy Common: 23rd August

Green Sandpiper 19:53.

Yacky Morris

23 Aug 2026 20:19

Northern cross valley way: 23rd August

4 Ruff: 4 flew in briefly. SP369079. 20:11.

Yacky Morris

23 Aug 2026 20:17

Hackpen Hill 23rd August

Wheatear : 3

David Hastings

Aston Upthorpe: 23rd August

Spotted Flycatcher: At top of Juniper Valley. 15:20.

Matthew Lloyd

23 Aug 2026 16:57

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 23rd August

Tree Pipit
2 Grey Partridge
5 Raven
Yellow Wagtail

Mark Merritt

23 Aug 2026 16:33

Dix Pit 23rd August

Ferruginous Duck m  still present (per Birdguides)

Ruff 2 09:17 (DD)

Eastleach Downs 23rd August

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE still present this morning along the border 

Redstart

Whinchat 

(per Paul Wren, Nick Truby)

Above & Below courtesy of Paul Wren

Courtesy of Nick Truby 22/8

Pit 60 23rd August

No sign of the Spotted Redshank this morning (SM)

Key Holder Reserve 

Bletchingdon Park: 22nd August

22nd August
3 Great White Egret: Flying together to their roost?. SP508175. 19:15.

23rd August
2 Yellow Wagtail: Feeding in horse paddocks with c. 20 pied wagtails. SP496173. 07:20.

David Watkinson

23 Aug 2026 08:15

Eastleach Downs - 22nd August

 

Long tailed Shrike - its moult appears to be virtually complete

Whinchat 4

Common Redstart 2

Northern Wheatear 1

Common Whitethroat 10+

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Spotted Flycatcher 1

Corn Bunting 6

Goldfinch 50+

Common Raven 1

Standlake Pit 60

Spotted Redshank 18:00

Spotted Redshank 1 juv Green Sandpiper 5 Common Sandpiper 2 Snipe 2 Redstart 1m (Thames Fields) Great White Egret 1 Cattle Egret 2 Marsh Harrier 1

(SNT, et al)

Eastleach Downs 22nd August

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE still present and occasionally in Oxon 16:38

(per Birdguides)

Car parking field

Above & Below Courtesy of Nick Truby

Farmoor Reservoir: 22nd August

Ringed Plover: Causeway on F1 side. 12:26.

7 Yellow-legged Gull 12:00.
Ruff: Along causeway on F2 side. 12:23.
Dunlin: Causeway on F1 side. 12:23.
3 Common Sandpiper: Causeway on F1 side. 12:23.

Oliver Hedley

22 Aug 2026 12:25

Henley Road GPs: 22nd August

12 Mandarin Duck 08:00.
Green Sandpiper 08:00.

Hugh Netley

22 Aug 2026 09:15

Dix Pit 22nd August

Ferruginous Duck m 09:38

Ruff 2

Red-crested Pochard 5

Cattle Egret

Common Sandpiper 

Kingfisher 2

(per Dave Doherty, Nick Truby)

Sonning Eye GPs: 22nd August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 07:00.
2 Mandarin Duck 07:00.

Hugh Netley

22 Aug 2026 09:13

Fyfield Wick: 22nd August

Spotted Flycatcher: Briefly in garden. 08:05.

Jed Cleeter

22 Aug 2026 08:13

Stonesfield Common 21st August

Grasshopper Warbler 

Spotted Flycatcher 4

Redstart

Yellow Wagtail 3

(per Paul Wren)

All photos courtesy of Paul Wren

Farmoor F2: 21st August

Black-necked Grebes

Ruff

Warburg Reserve Friday 21st August 2026.

Spotted Flycatcher

The trackside hide at the reserve is now mainly mud. Birds are not visiting for a drink or a bath. Throughout August there have been daily visits by the Hawfinch family. There have been 2 x adult males, 2 x adult females and 2 juveniles. It is thought two were a returning pair from last year, the second two are younger and possibly last years juveniles. The adult Hawfinches have not been seen on the reserve since Monday. A juvenile hawfinch was seen yesterday at 1315 hrs. On the positive side a number of Spotted Flycatchers were seen today on the wider reserve but not visiting the pond at the moment. Seen today from the hide - Marsh Tit, Coal Tit.

Spotted Flycatcher

The elder of the two male Hawfinches 17/08

Hatford: Sandpit: 21st August

Common Sandpiper
2 Egyptian Goose

Mark Merritt

21 Aug 2026 20:17

Farmoor Reservoir: 21st August

Black-necked Grebe 2 on F2 16:55

(per Jeremy Dexter)

Black-tailed Godwit over 19:00 (AL)

Turnstone 3 20:01 (TM)

Dunlin 3

Ruff still present 12:09

Ringed Plover 

Little-ringed Plover 

Common Sandpiper 

Caspian Gull 1w

(per Ewan Urquhart, Conor MacKenzie,Richard Parsons,)

Dix Pit 21st August

Ferruginous Duck m still present 13:00 (per Birdguides)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 21st August

4 Whinchat: West side of Greenaways. 11:46.
Green Sandpiper 11:46.

Steve Roby

21 Aug 2026 11:48

Farmoor Reservoir 20th August

Ruff -juvenile male

Ruff southern end of F2 18:59 

(per Kevin Heath et al)

Ringed Plover 

Common Sandpiper 5

Yellow Wagtail 

(per Simon Myers)

NCVW 20th August

Greenshank 1

Green Sandpiper 1

Common Sandpiper 1

Little Ringed Plover 4

Common Snipe 3

Otmoor rspb 20th August

Ruff 4 at the 1st screen 15:30 (per Paul Wilkinson)

Greenshank on Ashgrave 08:00

Black-tailed Godwit 1st screen

Green Sandpiper 1st screen 

Hobby 2

(per Paul Tomlinson)

Courtesy of Paul Wilkinson 

Ruff courtesy of Paul Wilkinson 

Sonning Eye GPs: 20th August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:45.

Marek Walford

20 Aug 2026 13:54

Dix Pit: 20th August

Ferruginous Duck m.
Greenshank: h/o flyover.
8 Red-crested Pochard

Adam Hartley

20 Aug 2026 13:18

Ardley Quarry 20th August

1 juv Black-tailed Godwit on smaller pool adjacent to quarry 10:08 (JFT)

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 20th August

Spotted Flycatcher 07:30.

Steve Jennings

20 Aug 2026 09:05

Eastleach Downs 20th August

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE still present 07:31

(per Birdguides)

Car parking field

Wytham 20th August

Cattle Egret 10+ in field with sheep west of the A34 c½ south of Peartree 06:15

Blewbury Chalkpit 20th August

Redstart

Willow Warbler 2

07:51 (per Conor MacKenzie)

Eastleach Downs- 19th August

 

Long tailed Shrike 1m

Whinchat 2

Common Redstart 1

Corn Bunting 8

Common Whitethroat 10+

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 19th August

2 Green Sandpiper 20:14.
18 Lapwing 20:14.
Little Egret 20:14.
Grey Heron 20:14.
10 Mallard 20:14.
Raven 20:14.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 20:14.

Steve Akers

19 Aug 2026 21:25

Dix Pit 19th August

Ferruginous Duck m still present 18:42 

Red-crested Pochard 8

(per Paul Butler,Kevin Polley)

Rushy Common 19th August

No sign of female Ferruginous Duck 09:00-10:00 (E.U)

Eastleach Downs 19th August

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE still present close to border this afternoon.

(per Birdguides)

Car parking field

Sonning Eye GPs: 19th August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:43.

Marek Walford

19 Aug 2026 13:44

NCVW 19th August

 Green Sandpiper 3

Little Ringed Plover 5

Ringed Plover 1

Dunlin 1

Common Snipe 6

Great White Egret 1

Letcombe Bassett: 19th August

4 Swift 13:05.
150 Swallow 13:05.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor RSPB 19th August

Greenshank 4 

Black-tailed Godwit 2

Ringed Plover 

1st Screen a.m (per Luke O'Byrne)

Courtesy of Luke O'Byrne 

Westcot: 19th August

Hobby 11:33.

Jed Cleeter

Eastleach Downs 18th August

Long tailed Shrike 1

Whinchat 3

Common Redstart 1

Common Whitethroat 5

Goldfinch 50+

Long-tailed Shrike 18th August

Sonning Eye GPs: 18th August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:24.

Marek Walford

18 Aug 2026 13:24

Rushy Common 18th August

Ferruginous Duck f still present this afternoon (per Birdguides)

Henley Road GPs: 18th August

Common Sandpiper 10:59.
Green Sandpiper 10:59.

Mick Hannington

18 Aug 2026 11:02

Dix Pit 18th August

Ferruginous Duck m still present though distant 09:05 (per Lew)

Rushy Common 17th August

Ferruginous Duck 1f

Cattle Egret 8

Little Egret 4

Hobby 1

Marsh Harrier 1

Green Sandpiper 2

Common Sandpiper 1

N.C.V.W 17th August

Dunlin

Green Sandpiper 4

Common Sandpiper 

Ringed Plover 3

Little-ringed Plover 4

(T.M)

Shellingford: 17th August

Yellow Wagtail: Flew W calling. 15:45.

Jed Cleeter

17 Aug 2026 22:27

Dix Pit : 17th August

 

Record shot of the male Ferruginous Duck 

Dix Pit 17th August

Ferruginous Duck m still 14:51 

(per Ewan Urquhart)

Sonning Eye GPs: 17th August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:45.

Marek Walford

17 Aug 2026 14:00

Henley Road GPs: 17th August

Mandarin Duck: drk. 13:02.

Marek Walford

17 Aug 2026 13:02

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 17th August

Kingfisher
2 Little Grebe
57 Great Crested Grebe: a very good breeding season.
5 Cattle Egret: still young birds on the island stretching their wings.
13 Grey Heron
31 Cormorant
240 Coot
350 Mallard
5 Tufted Duck
10 Sand Martin: still at least 10 around the bridge, at least 3 active nest holes.

Bob Pomfret

17 Aug 2026 12:57

Wytham 17th August

Cattle Egret 5+ in field with sheep west of the A34 ½ south of Peartree 06:30

Rushy Common 17th August

Ferruginous Duck f still 11:32

Castle Egret 2

Hobby

(per Ewan Urquhart)