Farmoor 30th April

2 Grey Plover briefly on causeway early morning
Sanderling on causeway
Whimbrel heard farmoor. 
2 Greenshanks reported earlier

In the evening:
1 Dunlin
6+ Common Sandpiper, 
2 Common Terns

et al. 

Sanderling courtesy of Carl Salmon

 

Emmington: 30th April

2 Grey Partridge: Pair in field south of the Emmington to Henton track. SP749024. 12:30.

David Stracey

30 Apr 2026 20:51

Otmoor rspb 30th April

Black-winged Stilt still present on pond adjacent to the bridleway 18:42 (Phil Birch et al)

Black Tern reported screen 1

Greenshank 

Wood Sandpiper 

Little-ringed Plover 3

Black Tern reported at first screen 

(per Ben Sheldon)

White Stork over Flood field 11:06 (per Oz)

Sonning Eye GPs: 30th April

2 Oystercatcher 13:35.
2 Hobby 13:35.
Mandarin Duck: drk. 13:35.
20 Common Tern 13:35.

Marek Walford

30 Apr 2026 13:36

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 30th April

2 Sedge Warbler: FOY here. 07:27.
Whitethroat 07:27.
3 Blackcap 07:27.
Swift 07:27.
2 Raven: Pair flying through. 07:27.
2 Kestrel 07:27.
5 Reed Bunting 07:27.
Grey Heron 07:27.

Steve Akers

30 Apr 2026 13:02

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 30th April

Hobby: Marston Hamms, hawking. Also first 2 swifts of the year for the site. 07:20.

Steve Jennings

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 29th April

Marsh Harrier: fem. Hunting over the marsh - possibly on Spring migration. 17:55.
Swift: FOY here. 17:55.
8 Swallow 17:55.
10 House Martin 17:55.
2 Blackcap 17:55.
Reed Bunting: m. 17:55.
Grey Heron 17:55.

Steve Akers

Oxon Round-up 29th April

Down Valley Way, Witney: 2 Hobby
Ardley Quarry: 3 Greenshank at W end of Ardley Quarry lake
Cornwell Marsh: Marsh Harrier 

et al.
 

Farmoor 29th April

Single Dunlin along the causeway

Conor Mackenzie 

Sonning Eye GPs: 29th April

2 Hobby 12:42.
15 Common Tern 12:42.

Marek Walford

Otmoor 29th April

The Black-winged Stilt still this morning on the new pool by Noke Farm. Viewed from either the Noke path or from the start of the bridleway. 

Still present 12:15pm

Also
Greenshank still on Big Otmoor 
Wood Sandpiper on Big Otmoor 

Wayne Bull et al 

Eynsham: 29th April

Cuckoo: Between the Wharf Stream and Wytham Woods. 11:53.

Richard Parsons

Otmoor RSPB 28th April

The Stilt and Wood Sandpiper this afternoon.

Farmoor 28th April 2026

 At Farmoor at 6.00 PM today from the Causeway there were 1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 juvenile Grey Wagtail and 1 Common Tern on F1.

Sarsgrove: 28th April

Wheatear: fem. Still present at stone wall in 2nd field. 12:30.
7 Skylark 12:30.
Yellowhammer 12:30.
2 Mistle Thrush 12:30.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 28th April

Black-winged Stilt 
On new pool by path to Noke at 16:00
Earlier in north west corner of Big Otmoor though surprisingly difficult to see 15:03

Wood Sand location 

 

Courtesy of Andy Brown

Ring Ouzel in car par 

Wood Sandpiper mid way along west of Ashgrave (not viewable from hide)
Greenshank & 3 Little Ringed Plover on Big Otmoor
3 Whimbrel on Ashgrave
20 Hobbies

Max Buckley et al.

Photo courtesy of Max Buckley

 

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th April

Oystercatcher 12:42.

Marek Walford

Sarsgrove: 27th April

Wheatear: fem. 18:35.
Lesser Whitethroat 18:35.
3 Whitethroat 18:35.

Steve Akers

Henley Road GPs: 28th April

Oystercatcher 13:01.

Marek Walford

Radley GPs 28th April

Lesser Whitethroat this morning (FOY here), plus Common Sand and a pair of Common Terns

Ian Elkins 

Farmoor 28th April

2 Arctic Terns F2
Dunlin on causeway 
4 Common Sand, 
4 Yellow Wags 

Conor Mackenzie et al

Chipping Norton: 27th April

Hobby: FOY and first record in this location. 17:57.
2 Swift: 'Swifts back over Chippy'!!! FOY. 17:57.

Steve Akers

Stonor: 27th April

5 Raven: 3 flew over from the west meeting with 2 in Almshill Larch by Stonor farm before all headed north. All birds very vocal. 14:00.

Ashley Stow

Chinnor: Cement Works: 27th April

3 Little Ringed Plover 13:25.
2 Oystercatcher 13:25.
Hobby 13:25.

Jez March

Stanton St. John: 27th April

Cuckoo: male. One SEEN this morning on Woodperry. SP581105. 10:26.

David Brown

Sonning Eye GPs: 27th April

7 Common Tern 13:27.

Marek Walford

Oxon Round-up 26th April

Marston Meadows: Hobby, Cuckoo, Swift (2), Sedge Warbler
Abingdon: 4 Common Tern flew over Abingdon bridge heading upstream toward lock / Oxford at noon today. Also a few Swifts about.
Witney Area: ♀Wheatear, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail Down Valley Way; 6 Shelduck, Oystercatcher NCVW; 2 Cuckoo Rushy Common.
Radley GPs: Nightingale again, Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Terns, Cuckoo, Raven

et al. 

Otmoor 26th April

At least 8 Hobby over Greenaways 
3 Grasshopper Warblers reeling 
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat, Sedge, Reed, Cetti's, Willow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden warbler all in good numbers
2 Cuckoo

Matthew Lloyd 

Farmoor 26th April

Whimbrel over NE
2 Common Sandpipers
1 Common Tern Briefly, 
3 Pochard
20 Swift
Garden Warbler

Jed Cleeter, et al 

Port Meadow 26th April

Wheatear 
2 Shelduck 
4 Yellow Wagtail 
Oystercatcher h/o

Gnome, TM 

Oxon Round-up 25th April

Wantage: Yellow Wag flew N over Lidl car park;  6 Swift circling over Limborough Rd
Bicester Wetlands Reserve: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank
Radley: Pair of Mandarin first thing this morning, plus Common Sand and 2 Cuckoos
Balscote Quarry: Wood Sand, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear. Greenshank and common Sand reported.
Woodstock: 1 Glossy Ibis over 
Queensford Pit: 2 Oystercatchers, 2 GCG’s, 2 Egyptian Geese, loads of Swallows and a good number of H Martins at 11:00
Cholsey: White-tailed Eagle reported over village centre 25th and 26th

et al

Port Meadow Round-up 25th April

Greenshank, 
4 Shelduck, 
6 Cattle Egret dropped in briefly 
Little Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail

et al.

Otmoor Round-up 25th April

Bar-headed x Emperor goose, 
Great White Egret
2 Hobby
Greenshank
Cuckoo
Ruff

et al. 

Farmoor Round-up 25th April

Oystercatcher over, 
2 Shelduck f2, 
2 Common Sandpiper 
Yellow Wagtail causeway
Dunlin flew east
Swift over f2
2 Common Tern 
Little Gull F2
Cuckoo

et al. 

: 25th April

2 Oystercatcher: Two birds flew past cafe and settled on the 'beachy' area to left of balcony, no calls heard. SU579954. 10:30.

Mike Amphlett

Bicester Wetlands Reserve; 25/04/2026

 Wood Sandpiper

Greenshank

Old Caley's Diary

Bicester Wetland Reserve 25th April

 Record shot of Wood Sandpiper scarce at this site

Alan Peters
Please note Keyholder Reserve gates could be locked at any time by Thames Water

Rushy Common Hide - Lock broken - No access

Please note the message below from Martyn Lane of OCC:

The lock to the bird hide door is broken. As this is a specific lock for all the LWVP bird hide keys, I have to ask a particular supplier and I am not sure how long that will take. There is the bird screen and a couple of viewing points open, so I am directing people to that at the moment.

At present, the timeframe is unknown. There will be an update when there is more information.

Martyn Lane 

Lower Windrush Valley and Green Infrastructure Project Manager

 

Farmoor 24th April

13 Whimbrel through
Dunlin through
2-4 Black Terns through
12 Little Gull, 11 ad + 1w
2 Hobby
Yellow Wagtail

Dave Lowe et al

Port Meadow 24th April

Wood Sandpiper fly-through
10 Greenshank early morning before flying off
2 Little Gulls this afternoon
3 Cattle Egrets fly-through

Also
4 Shelduck
1+ Oystercatcher
3 Yellow Wagtail
3 Swift (foy)
2 Common Tern

Smattering of hirundines of all three species

Gnome & TM

Letcombe Bassett: 23rd April

Cetti's Warbler: Single bird heard from the bench by the old cress beds, calling from the trees and bushes on the steep bank up to the footpath to Regis. First heard a week ago, confirmed today. SU374852. 12:30.

Geoff Dymott

Sarsgrove: 22nd April

6 Wheatear: 4m 2f. 11:23.
3 Swallow 11:23.
Whitethroat 11:23.
13 Skylark 11:23.
4 Linnet 11:23.
Mistle Thrush 11:23.

Steve Akers

Otmoor 24th April

4 Glossy Ibis 
6 Common Terms
2 Groppers 
4 Cuckoo
2 Greenshank big otmoor then flew off east, 
1 Little-ringed Plover, 
Whimbrel still from hide. 
Swifts. 

Simon Myers, Sue 

Wytham: Field Station: 22nd April

3 Cattle Egret: SP472097. 13:33.

Steven Portugal

Letcombe Bassett: 23rd April

 

One of two swallows sat on telephone lines in Letcombe Bassett today, my first of the year

Balscote Quarry Reserve 23rd April

This lunchtime:

Wood Sandpiper
Redshank

 

Mark Ribbons 

 

Bicester Wetlands 23rd April

Hobby over Bicester Wetland briefly this lunchtime. 
Greenshank still there 
Lesser Whitethroat singing well

JFT 

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd April

Sedge Warbler

0600-1000hrs

Grasshopper Warbler 2 singing males

Garden Warbler 3 singing males

Common Swift 70+

Common Tern 3

Common Sandpiper 1

Oystercatcher 1

Grey Wagtail 3 pairs - all still feeding young in nest

Common Cuckoo 1m

Great Black backed Gull 2 adults

Common Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Blackcap

Willow Warbler

Common Chiffchaff

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Cetti's Warbler

Port Meadow 23rd April

Bar-tailed Godwit first thing only
10 Greenshank still
4 Shelduck

In Burgess Field
Garden Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat 

Max Buckley, Thomas Miller, Gnome 

Farmoor 23rd April

Little Gull: 8 adult and 1 x 2cy hawking over F2

Dave Lowe 

 

Otmoor 23rd April

4 Glossy Ibis flying over Flood Field at Otmoor this morning, visible from 2nd screen
Common Tern at 2nd screen
Whimbrel from Wetlands Watch Hide

Paul Tomlinson et al.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd April

 

                                                       Greenshank main water

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Port Meadow: 23rd April

10 Greenshank
3 Yellow Wagtail
4 Shelduck
Peregrine
Bar-tailed Godwit

Adam Hartley

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd April

Grasshopper Warbler

0700-1100hrs

Grasshopper Warbler 3 reeling males

Garden Warbler 1

Common Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Blackcap

Common Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Cetti's Warbler

10 species of warbler

Yellow Wagtail 1m

Common Swift 50+

Sand Martin 1

Common Cuckoo 1m

Common Tern 2

Bar tailed Godwit 1 east per KH

Whimbrel 1 west per KH

Little Egret 3

Hailey, north of Witney 21st April

A Hoopoe on private land at Hailey, present for three days, but no sign today

reported via Ian Lewington 

 

Port Meadow: 22nd April

Male Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel briefly then flew southeast

10 Greenshank

 

Farmoor 22nd April

Bar-tailed Godwit (female so not Port Meadow bird) flew east
Whimbrel flew west

per Ewan Urquhart 

Wytham: Field Station: 22nd April

2 Swift: SP472095. 13:54.

Steven Portugal

Tar Lakes: 22nd April

2 Cuckoo: Both heard only close together. 13:11.
Garden Warbler 13:11.
Shelduck 13:11.
2 Oystercatcher 13:11.
2 Swallow 13:11.
4 House Martin 13:11.
6 Sand Martin 13:11.

Richard Parsons

Chinnor: Cement Works: 22nd April

2 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2B. SU753996. 12:52.

Jez March

Port Meadow: 22nd April

Bar-tailed Godwit male
Whimbrel
10 Greenshank
4 Shelduck
2 Common Tern

Adam Hartley

Blenheim 22nd April

Brambling - 1

Crossbill - 7 

Blenheim 21st April

Yellow wagtail - 1

Swift - 1

Farmoor Reservoir 21st April

1030-1130hrs

Common Swift 30+

Garden Warbler 2 singing males

Cote: 21st April

Yellow Wagtail 18:20.
3 Wheatear: 2m & 1f. 18:20.

Jed Cleeter

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 21st April

2 Common Tern
Red-crested Pochard: male.
Yellow Wagtail: Unusually on the Grand Bridge where you might expect to see a Grey Wag.
2 Lesser Redpoll
5 Egyptian Goose: 2 pairs, one with a single chick.
6 Little Egret
10 Grey Heron
16 Great Crested Grebe
43 Tufted Duck
2 Oystercatcher: on the island but separately.

Bob Pomfret

Sarsgrove: 21st April

6 Wheatear: 5m, 1f. Huge variety of colouring in the males - one particularly was chalk white underneath and appeared larger and more erect. 08:59.
5 Swallow 08:59.
6 Skylark 08:59.
8 Linnet 08:59.
Yellowhammer: m. 08:59.
2 Whitethroat 08:59.

Steve Akers

Sarsgrove: 20th April

Sarsgrove
6 Wheatear: 3m, 3f. 09:34.
Whitethroat 09:34.
2 Swallow 09:34.
10 Skylark 09:34.
8 Linnet 09:34.
2 Yellowhammer 09:34.
3 Mistle Thrush 09:34.

Steve Akers

Hatford: Sandpit: 21st April

2 Shelduck 12:45.

Jed Cleeter

Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve: 21st April

21st April
Grasshopper Warbler: SU601857. 20:45.

21st April
2 Egyptian Goose: Two overflew N. SU600858. 20:50.

Mike Amphlett

Farmoor Reservoir: 20th April

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Common Tern: Flew over F2 before departing. 11:50.
Cuckoo: Heard only. 11:50.
2 Grasshopper Warbler: In scrub by Pinkhill lock. 11:50.
Lesser Whitethroat 11:50.
3 Cetti's Warbler 11:50.
5 Whitethroat 11:50.
7 Sedge Warbler 11:50.
4 Reed Warbler 11:50.

Richard Parsons

South Leigh: 19th April

Cuckoo 16:00.

Richard Catling

South Leigh: 20th April

Cuckoo 14:00.

Richard Catling

Fyfield Wick: 20th April

Fyfield Wick
Swift: Flew high SW over garden. 17:55.

Jed Cleeter

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 20th April

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Wheatear: male. Down Valley Way on sand pile with large stones. 16:00.
8 Little Ringed Plover: 6 at Down Valley Way and 2 at NCVW. 16:00.
Common Sandpiper: Down Valley Way. 16:00.
Cuckoo: Rushy Common. 16:00.
Yellow Wagtail: Down Valley Way. 16:00.
2 Shelduck: Down Valley Way. 16:00.
5 Oystercatcher: Flew in to NCVW very briefly then flew off together. 16:00.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor American Golden Plover

Otmoor: 20th April

                                                         American Golden Plover

Otmoor: 20th April

Mandarin Duck

Oxon Wheatears

Wheatear sightings across the county

6 at Sarsgrove across multiple fields (12 yesterday)
2 at White Horse Hill
1 at Letcombe Bassett

courtesy of George Knight

 

Stanton St. John: 20th April

Stanton St. John
Cuckoo: One in Holly Wood (heard only). SP588099. 16:45.

David Brown

Port Meadow: 20th April

Port Meadow
7 Shelduck
3 Oystercatcher

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Garden Warbler
15 Whitethroat: At least 15 singing males.

Adam Hartley

Stanton St John: 20th April

20th April

Stanton St John
Cuckoo: Cuckoo this morning on Woodperry (Heard Only). SP581105. 06:15.
Cuckoo: One in Stanton Great Wood (Heard Only). SP587097. 12:15.

David Brown

Otmoor - 20 April 2026

American Golden Plover: still from the Wetland Watch Hide at 13:50

Mandarin duck flew over with 2 Shelduck 

et al. 

Blenheim 19th April

Long-tailed Duck - now moulting into its summer plumage. Calling frequently and loosely associated with four Tufted Ducks on the main lake.

 

RSPB Otmoor; 19th April 2026

09-12:00 Carpark to Wetlands Watch Hide

American Golden Plover (first-winter)

Whimbrel

Cattle Egret

Oystercatcher 2

Garden Warbler (carpark field)

Peregrine

Old Caley's Diary

Hackpen Hill 19th April

Wheatear 7 (4m, 3f)

David Hastings

Wheatear © David Hastings

Standlake Pit60 19th April

Hobby
Common Sandpiper
2 Cattle Egret
Great White Egret

Andy Last 

NCVW, Rushy Common & Tar Lake 19th April

NCVW
100+ sand martin 
swallows
Few pairs of Gadwall and tufted  duck
8 Oystercatcher 
6 Lapwing 
2 Shelllduck 
2 little ringed plover
2 common sandpiper 
Whitethroat
Willow warbler
Cetti's warbler
1 Great white egret
2 Egyptian geese
Few great crested grebes 

Rushy Common
1 green sandpiper 
Pair red crested pochard plus 2 males
Tufted duck
2 shellduck
2 cuckoo
Little egret. 

Tar Lake
Cettis warbler 
Reed warbler
Sedge warbler

Sandra Bletchly 

Blenheim 19th April

Long-tailed Duck (first second since 1973)
2 Common Tern
2 Red-crested Pochard

Simon Myers

Otmoor - 19 April 2026

Ashgrave in front of Wetland Hide: 
American Golden Plover still present 13:10
Whimbrel

Also
Little Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Hobby 

per Trevor Ellery, et al.

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th April

Waterstock: River Thame
13 Blackcap 08:00.
8 Chiffchaff 08:00.
3 Garden Warbler 08:00.
Goldcrest 08:00.
Great White Egret 08:00.
Grey Wagtail 08:00.
House Martin 08:00.
Kingfisher 08:00.
2 Lapwing 08:00.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th April

Waterstock: River Thame
12 Linnet 08:00.
Little Egret 08:00.
Little Grebe 08:00.
Peregrine 08:00.
Raven 08:00.
Redstart: m. 08:00.
6 Reed Bunting 08:00.
9 Sedge Warbler 08:00.
Snipe 08:00.
8 Swallow 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th April

Waterstock: River Thame
Treecreeper 08:00.
9 Whitethroat 08:00.
2 Willow Warbler 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Port Meadow: 19th April

Port Meadow
Wheatear
4 Shelduck
Common Tern

Adam Hartley

Bicester: 19th April

Bicester
Grasshopper Warbler 20:00.

Steven Portugal

Sarsgrove: 18th April

Sarsgrove
13 Wheatear: 8m; 5f. Single male in third field; large group of 12 in first field by horse jumps - highest number on migration recorded here in 25 years. 09:02.
3 Swallow 09:02.
2 Yellowhammer 09:02.
9 Skylark 09:02.
2 Blackcap 09:02.
3 Mistle Thrush 09:02.
Green Woodpecker 09:02.
3 Red Kite 09:02.

Steve Akers

Headington: 18th April

Headington
White Stork: Flew north over headington roundabout. 15:27.

Yacky Morris

Widford: 18th April

Widford
Yellow Wagtail 16:12.
Pied Wagtail 16:12.
Grey Wagtail: m. Feeding on Windrush. 16:12.
4 Sand Martin: Group of Hirundine feeding over White Hill. 16:12.
25 House Martin 16:12.
2 Swallow 16:12.
3 Blackcap 16:12.
Chiffchaff 16:12.
2 Mistle Thrush 16:12.
9 Mallard 16:12.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 18th April

At Farmoor this afternoon highlights included 3 Yellow Wagtails, a group of 9 Common Sandpiper and a Common Tern.

Otmoor 18th April

A couple of images of the White Stork with the clearest view of its colour-ring. I'm struggling to decipher it. I'm assuming it's the same bird that was at Buscot Wick?

Otmoor RSPB 18th April

American Golden Plover 19:50 from the Wetlands Watch hide. 3rd county record and 1st for Otmoor
Glossy Ibis 3 Big Otmoor 
Whimbrel Wetland Watch hide (per Simon Myers)
Black-tailed Godwit 3 Wetland Watch
White Stork (released) over Ashgrave 14:38 (per Adam Hartley et al)
Cuckoo
Hobby
Yellow Wagtail 2+ h
Wheatear 5 along new fence line near Noke Farm

Short-eared Owl 

Barn Owl

(per Jacek)

Courtesy of Badger

Photo courtesy of Steve Sansom

Standlake, pit 60

Hobby 1 Cuckoo 2 Common Sandpiper 3

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 18th April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Possible American Golden Plover: Single bird viewed by many from Wetlands watch hide, could be either AGP or EGP but hard to tell. 11:48.
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling in car park field. 11:48.

Kosmo Dossett

Childrey: Childrey Field: 18th April

Childrey: Childrey Field
Whinchat: m.
Redstart: f.
Wheatear: 8.
4 Grey Partridge
2 Raven

Mark Merritt

Standlake Pit 60: 17th April

Standlake Pit 60
Little Ringed Plover 16:00.
Common Sandpiper 16:00.
4 Yellow Wagtail 16:00.
White Wagtail 16:00.
Marsh Harrier: fem. 16:00.
2 Oystercatcher 16:00.
Great White Egret 16:00.
3 Shoveler 16:00.
350 Sand Martin: With a few House Martin and Swallow. 16:00.

Jed Cleeter

Headington: 18th April

Headington
White Stork: Flew north over Headington roundabout. 15:24.

Yacky Morris

LWV Pit 27: 17th April

LWV Pit 27
13 Red-crested Pochard 14:45.

Jed Cleeter

Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve: 18th April

Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve
Reed Warbler: Very brief snatches of song nr the reedy area with newly opened water. Shame BBOWT seem to think that just dumping all the felled willows in situ is the best idea..?. SU6085. 16:00.

Mike Amphlett

Sonning Eye GPs: 18th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Oystercatcher 17:44.

Marek Walford

Radley GP: 18th April

Radley GP
Redstart: male. 08:00.
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling. 08:00.
Common Tern 08:00.
Oystercatcher 08:00.
8 Lesser Redpoll 08:00.

Ian Elkins

Blenheim 18th April

Red-crested Pochard - pair still 

Common Sandpiper - 1

Oystercatcher - 1 of the pair seen.

Common Tern - 2

Wheatear - 3 in North Park

Corn Bunting - 2 in North Park

Buscot Wick 18th April

White Stork (released) in field on the corner of Snowswick Lane 08:10 (per Ian Sherriffs)

Farmoor Reservoir 18th April

Sandwich Tern 07:41-07:47 on F2 then flew off (per Ben Sheldon)

Otmoor RSPB 18th April

Wheatear 3 on Ashgrave from the Wetlands Watch hide 07:25 (per Steve Roby)

Grimsbury Reservoir 18th April

Common Sandpiper 6+

Mandarin over

06:43 (JFT)

Port Meadow: The Perch: 17th April

Port Meadow: The Perch
2 Common Tern 
Common Sandpiper 
3 Oystercatchers
7 Shelduck
11 Egyptian Geese, including 7 goslings

Andrew Butcher, Simon Myers, Gnome

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm - Fri 17th p.m.

Common Tern 1, along the river.

Whinchat 1 m.

Cetti's Warbler 3, 1 BCF, 2 Meadside.

Reed Warbler several.

Sedge Warbler several.

Garden Warbler 1, Meadside.

Whitethroat 2.

Oystercatcher 2.

Curlew 2.

Yellow Wagtail 2.

Little Egret 2.

Yellow Wagtail Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Steve Liptrot

 

Buscot Wick 17th April

White Stork (ringed) following plough at Buscot Wick Farm 16:13-16:32 then flew towards Buscot (per Ian Sherriffs)

White Stork over Goring 12:29 (per Paul Rainsden)

Courtesy of Ian Sherriffs 

Farmoor Reservoir: 17th April

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Swift: Over Farmoor 2. 12:42.
2 Grasshopper Warbler: Pinkhill. In scrub both sides of Thames. 12:42.
3 Reed Warbler 12:42.
5 Sedge Warbler 12:42.
5 Whitethroat 12:42.
4 Willow Warbler 12:42.

Richard Parsons

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 17th April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Cuckoo: SP560130. 13:21.
4 Marsh Harrier: 2 pairs. SP560130. 13:21.
3 Glossy Ibis: In tree straight ahead from 1st screen. SP560130. 13:21.

David Watkinson

Courtesy of Paul Wyeth 

Sonning Eye GPs: 17th April

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher 12:23.
Mandarin Duck: drk. 12:23.

Marek Walford

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 16th April

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Cuckoo: male. Singing near Tar Lakes. 16:00.
2 Common Sandpiper: 1 at Down Valley Way and 1 at Northern Cross Valley Way. 16:00.
3 Little Ringed Plover: Down Valley Way. 16:00.
2 Yellow Wagtail: Down Valley Way. 16:00.
6 White Wagtail: Down Valley Way. 16:00.
3 Oystercatcher: 2 at Tar Lakes and 1 at NCVW. 16:00.
4 Red-crested Pochard: 3m &1f NCVW. 16:00.

Jed Cleeter

Grimsbury Reservoir 17th April

Common Sandpiper 3

Peregrine 

Whitethroat 

Wheatear 1+

(I.R, JFT)

Otmoor RSPB 16th April

Glossy Ibis 3 (per Birdguides)

Whimbrel (per Jeremy Dexter)

Eynsham 16th April

Pied Flycatcher f still present 19:19 just off of the Cassington Road 

(per Sally Taylor, Simon Myers et al)

Sadly proved very elusive and mobile with this the only image I could get of it high up in a distant Ash tree before it disappeared