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Monday, 29 June 2026

Oxford: Summertown: 29th June

40 Ring-necked Parakeet: Pre-roost congregation, at least 40, noisy and active more coming in in small groups as I left. In birch trees in grounds of bowls club - best viewed from alley linking Cherwell school to Ferry pool. Actual roost tree/s not confirmed but perhaps the group of cypresses just to the north at the corner of Summer Fields school playing fields. Exact location at https://ebird.org/checklist/S365495483 . 21:00.

Tom Evans

29 Jun 2026 22:04

Sonning Common: 29th June

15 Swift 21:49.

Ian Young

29 Jun 2026 21:50

Henley-on-Thames: 29th June

Peregrine: fem. Female calling and carrying prey from Northfield End back towards the church. Garden Tick. 19:05.

Ashley Stow

29 Jun 2026 19:32

Henley-on-Thames: 29th June

Peregrine: St Mary's Church Tower. 14:20.

Ralph Watts

29 Jun 2026 18:03

Warburg Reserve: 29th June

Bullfinch: m. Seen from Hide drinking from pond. 12:55.
Blackcap: f. From hide. 12:55.

Ralph Watts

29 Jun 2026 17:44

Sunday, 28 June 2026

Farmoor 28th June

 Common Tern x 3 were feeding over F2

Egyptian Goose x 2 

Common Whitethroat and Cuckoo are still singing at Pinkhill.

Yellow Legged Gulls are increasing in number including beautiful adult summer birds.

Great Back Backed Gull



Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 28th June

4 Lapwing: All of us involved in the restoration of this wetland have been delighted to see these four Lapwing present here for the past week. We hope they will stay and eventually breed here. 15:03.
2 Blackcap 15:03.
Whitethroat 15:03.
Long-tailed Tit 15:03.
2 Red Kite: Resident pair. 15:03.

Steve Akers

28 Jun 2026 17:08

Otmoor rspb 28th June

Quail h on Big Otmoor early afternoon (M)

Friday, 26 June 2026

Farmoor 26th

8pm-9:30pm

Temmincks stint. Appeared to fly in calling at 8:15. 
Flew high to the east and lost to view at 21:15. 

Oystercatcher
Curlew
Redshank 
Shelduck

Also lesser emperor dragonfly



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Farmoor Reservoir: 26th June

Temminck's Stint: On F1 causeway till 21:15 when flew high to the East
Redshank
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
Shelduck

Andy Last, Adam Hartley et al

26 Jun 2026 22:06

Kings Lock: 26th June

Barn Owl: Flying with vole in talons. 21:41.
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling. 21:41.

Matthew Lloyd

26 Jun 2026 21:42

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 26th June

Green Sandpiper 08:59.
9 Lapwing 08:59.
Grey Heron 08:59.
Black-headed Gull 08:59.
9 Reed Bunting 08:59.
5 Sedge Warbler 08:59.
3 Whitethroat 08:59.
Swift 08:59.

Steve Akers

27 Jun 2026 18:06

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 25th June

2 Raven: ad pair. Flew over. 10:57.
2 Lapwing: Back on the wetland. 10:57.
Little Egret 10:57.
2 Grey Heron 10:57.
Black-headed Gull 10:57.
Green Woodpecker 10:57.
Yellowhammer 10:57.
Whitethroat 10:57.
4 Blackcap 10:57.

Steve Akers

26 Jun 2026 08:31

Thursday, 25 June 2026

Stoke Row: 25th June

Hobby: Hawking over Ash & Lime trees in Neals Farm fields scattering the Swallows. A complete first sighting for me on the Chilterns. 18:32.

John Taylor

25 Jun 2026 18:35

Ipsden: 24th June

2 Quail: went to listen to the quail from yesterday, turns out there are two males calling from either side of the path. 22:09.

Allen Luedtke

25 Jun 2026 11:23

Bloxham 25th June

Quail calling 03:00 (per Sandra Bletchly)

Oxford: Magdalen College: 25th June

3 Tawny Owl: m, f and juv. Heard only. 2 adults and 1, possibly, 2 young. 02:30.

Nick Suckling

25 Jun 2026 04:38

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Stoke Row: 21st June

Woodcock: Roding over Burnt Platt main ride. 21:45.

John Taylor

23 Jun 2026 13:16

Longworth: River Thames & Woodstock: Banbury Road: 21st June

21st June

Longworth: River Thames
Cuckoo: still calling for long periods.
Cetti's Warbler

19th June

Woodstock: Banbury Road
9 Yellow Wagtail: family group plus 3 others in large wheat field alongside the road.
50 Skylark: at least 50 maybe double that number in large wheat field alongside the road.

Bob Pomfret

23 Jun 2026 11:30