Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 31st August

2 Spotted Flycatcher: 2 in the south west corner of Burgess Field.

Thomas Miller, Gnome

Courtesy of Gnome

 

Farmoor Reservoir 31st August

Black Tern 2 F2 c19:14 (WP)

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 31st August

4 Whinchat 06:45.

Wheatear 06:45.
45 Yellow Wagtail 06:45.
3 Common Sandpiper 06:45.

Nick Marriner

31 Aug 2026 19:28

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester - Mon 31st

Church Farm backwaters - 

Greenshank 1

Cattle Egret 7

Hobby 2

Lapwing c40

Bishops Court Farm -

Redstart 1

Yellow Wagtail c20

Standlake Pit 60, 31 August AM

08:00 - 11:00:

Black Tern 1
Ruff 4
Green Sandpiper 2
Common Sandpiper 3
Marsh Harrier 1
Shelduck 2
GWE, LE & Grey Heron

Stephen Burch

Distant Black Tern © Stephen Burch

LWV: 31st August

Rushy Common:

Hobby 1 juv

Marsh Harrier 1

Green Sandpiper 3

Yellow Wagtail 2

Dix Pit:

Ferruginous Duck f type (no sign of male in quick visit)

Ruff 3

Pit 60, Standlake:

Black Tern 1 juv (13.30)

Ruff 2

Green Sandpiper 3

North Leigh: 31st August

Wheatear: One on wall near church. 14:03.

Yacky Morris

31 Aug 2026 14:05

Sonning Eye GPs: 31st August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:56.

Marek Walford

31 Aug 2026 13:56

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 31st August

2 Whinchat
Marsh Harrier
Yellow Wagtail
Willow Warbler
22 Lapwing
6 Grey Partridge
2 Raven

Mark Merritt

31 Aug 2026 10:00

Grimsbury Reservoir 31st August

Common Sandpiper 3

Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail 

Sand Martin 15

Redstart 2 along cattle field ditch

(AT)

Stratfield Brake 30th August

Ruff 11:30 (per Russell Allen)

Above & Below courtesy of Russell Allen 

Standlake Pit 60 30th August

 

Snipe © David Hastings

Steeple Aston: 29th August

4 Cattle Egret: SP478256. 17:40.

Martin Clust

30 Aug 2026 12:37

Standlake Pit60 30th Aug

Black Tern

3 Shelduck

Hobby

c5 green sandpiper

4 common sandpiper

4 snipe

GWE

2 Cattle Egret

Redstart

Steeple Aston: 30th August

4 Cattle Egret: SP477255. 12:32.

Martin Clust

30 Aug 2026 12:35

Ardley 30th August

Teal - 24 on lagoon

Little Ringed Plover - 1

Green Sandpiper - 1

Common Sandpiper - 1

Snipe - 1

Water Rail - 1

Yellow-legged Gull - 2cy

Whinchat - 1

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm & Childrey: Childrey Field: 30th August

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Peregrine
Redstart

Childrey: Childrey Field
3 Marsh Harrier

Mark Merritt

30 Aug 2026 10:19

Oxford Golf Course Thame 30th August

5 Common Sand still

Hobby

4 Whinchat

2 Wheatear

35 Yellow Wagtail

50 Sand Martin

75 Swallow

40 House Martin

7 Grey Partridge

5 Little Egret 

(per Nick Marriner)

Stonesfield Common 30th August

Hobby

Redstart

2 Yellow Wags

3 Spotted Flycatcher 

(per Paul Wren)

Grimsbury Reservoir 30th August

Ringed Plover 

Redstart in hawthorn hedge adjacent to footpath 

Balscote Quarry 

Merlin f

(per Steve Holliday et al)

Radley GP: 29th August

Cattle Egret: Adult in breeding plumage in evening roost with at least five Little Egrets. 20:00.

Ian Elkins

29 Aug 2026 21:22

Grimsbury Reservoir 29th August

Ringed Plover 2

Common Sandpiper 2

Yellow Wagtail 2 juv

(et al)

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 29th August

5 Common Sandpiper 08:00.
2 Raven 08:00.
3 Ringed Plover: 2 adult, 1 juv. 08:00.
Sandwich Tern: Through flying west. 08:00.
Tree Pipit: Calling over. 08:00.
Wheatear 08:00.
4 Whinchat 08:00.
16 Yellow Wagtail 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir -29th August

Black tailed Godwit 1

Whimbrel 1 circled high a number of times over the reservoir calling, then flew off southeast

Common Redshank 1

Swallow 250+

House Martin 100+

Sand Martin 50+

Spotted Flycatcher 2

Lesser Whitethroat 3

Willow Warbler 1

Blackcap 20+

Common Chiffchaff 15+

all congregated in a sheltered area behind the works building at the west end of the causeway

Standlake, pit 60: 29th August

Black Tern 1 juv 

Green Sandpiper 6 

Common Sandpiper 5 

Snipe 10 

Shelduck 3 

Mandarin 1f 

Marsh Harrier 1 

Water Rail 1

Farmoor Reservoir 29th August

Black-tailed Godwit

Whimbrel over

Black-tailed Godwit F1

Spotted Flycatcher 3 (2 western end of causeway)

Wheatear f along causeway

(et al)

Churn 29th August

Tree Pipit 

Whinchat 3

Yellow Wagtail 

Raven 2

(per Jake)

Farmoor Reservoir - 28th August

Some shots of the 4 Black Terns

 

Eastleach Downs: 28th August

2 Whinchat: On the Oxon side of the border with Gloucs at its intersection with Akeman Street. SP208075. 10:30.

Anthony Roberts

28 Aug 2026 22:33

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 28th August

Spotted Flycatcher: By footpath to car park. 10:30.

David Stracey

28 Aug 2026 21:48

Enslow: Enslow Bridge: 28th August

Grey Heron: In meadow upstream, left bank. 12:29.

Patrick Keiller

28 Aug 2026 21:17

Farmoor Reservoir - 28th August

 

Black necked Grebe 1 juvenile on F1

Black Tern 4

Yellow legged Gull 2

Greater Black backed Gull 2

Little Egret 10

Hobby 1

Common Redshank 1

Common Sandpiper 8

Northern Wheatear 1

Yellow Wagtail 1

Common Whitethroat 6+

Lesser Whitethroat 4

Blackcap n/c

Common Chiffchaff n/c

Childrey: Childrey Field: 28th August

Woodlark
5 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

28 Aug 2026 18:29

Farmoor Reservoir 28th August

Courtesy of Richard Tyler 

Wryneck 10:18 west of F1 then briefly at 12:00 but no further sign by 17:14 (per Richard Tyler et al)

Black Tern 4 F1 15:44 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Black-necked Grebe still present on F1 16:20

Hobby (per Dave Lowe)

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:54.

Marek Walford

28 Aug 2026 12:55

Ladygrove Fields Didcot: 28th August

4 Whinchat: SU525918. 09:14.
Spotted Flycatcher: SU526920. 10:37.

Steve Violette

28 Aug 2026 09:15

Standlake Pit 60 : 27th August

13 Black Terns - mostly adults

Cornwell Wetland: 27th August

Whinchat: SP280265. 16:47.
Little Egret: SP280265. 16:47.
2 Grey Wagtail: pair. SP280265. 16:47.
2 Grey Heron: SP280265. 16:47.

Steve Akers

27 Aug 2026 20:31

Ardley ERF lagoon 27th August

Black-tailed godwit - 1 juv still

Green sandpiper - 2

Little Ringed Plover - 2

Swift - 1 over

Farmoor - 27 August 2026

 

A few highlights from a classic 'Farmoor day': Black-necked Grebe, Knot, Little Gull

Farmoor Reservoir 27th August

Courtesy of Simon Myers 

Black-necked Grebe juv still F1 15:55 (BS et al)

Curlew Sandpiper 3 (1 briefly on the causeway then flew high south (per Ben Sheldon) a further 2

over c20:02 (SL)

Black Tern juv F2 08:34

Knot juv on causeway 15:41

Little Gull juv F2

Mediterranean Gull 2

Caspian Gull juv (per Birdguides)

Whimbrel over

Greenshank 2 over

Turnstone over

Ringed Plover 4

Little-ringed Plover 

Dunlin 2

Common Sandpiper 3 (per Pete Roby)

Green Sandpiper over

(per Dave Lowe et al)

Courtesy of Paul Willis 

Pit 60 27th August

Black Tern 11 12:18 (per Jeremy Dexter)

Key Holder Reserve 

Farmoor Reservoir 26th August

Little Gull juv Courtesy of Conor MacKenzie 

Little Gull still present on F2 along causeway 17:49 (BS)

Cholsey & Westfield Road: 26th August

Merlin: Caught my eye as we went past in the car; small falcon, dark upper surface, presumed juv. Very agile swooping over rough field, just S of the railway bridge on N side of road. A huge surprise!. SU582856. 18:55.

Mike Amphlett

27 Aug 2026 01:05

Farmoor Reservoir - 26th August

1100-1230hrs

Common Greenshank 1

Turnstone 2 

Dunlin 1

Common Sandpiper 1

Cornwell Wetland: 26th August

Whinchat: SP280265. 08:33.
Green Sandpiper: Possibly two birds. SP280265. 08:33.
2 Little Egret: SP280265. 08:33.
Grey Heron: SP280265. 08:33.
Lapwing: SP280265. 08:33.
2 Lesser Whitethroat: SP280265. 08:33.
25 Goldfinch: SP280265. 08:33.
Raven: SP280265. 08:33.

Steve Akers

26 Aug 2026 17:18

Dix Pit 25th August

Ferruginous Duck m still present 13:58 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Farmoor Reservoir 26th August

Little Gull juv still 13:54

Black Tern 5 08:16 

Greenshank over (h/o)

juv Turnstone 2 until 13:44

(per Dave Lowe et al)

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot

Above & Below Courtesy of Steve Liptrot

Ashbury: 26th August

Peregrine: male. 07:56.

Jed Cleeter

26 Aug 2026 07:57

Otmoor rspb 25th August

Short-eared Owl late afternoon (et al)

Eastleach Downs - 25th August

1600-1930 hrs

Long tailed Shrike 1

Whinchat 3

European Stonechat 1

Common Redstart 1f

Northern Wheatear 1

Common Whitethroat 2+

Corn Bunting 17

Grey Partrdige 2

Common Raven 1

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 25th August

Green Sandpiper 20:30.
8 Lapwing 20:30.
Grey Heron 20:30.
25 Swallow 20:30.
Kestrel 20:30.
Barn Owl 20:30.

Steve Akers

25 Aug 2026 21:26

Farmoor F2 : 25th August 2026

Greenshank

 

Black-tailed Godwit F1 18:27 (TM)

Ringed Plover 4 F2 08:33 (RGW)

Greenshank 

Watlington Hill: 25th August

Redstart 16:30.
Spotted Flycatcher 16:30.
Marsh Tit 16:38.

Matthew Lloyd

25 Aug 2026 16:30

Henley Road GPs: 25th August

Mandarin Duck 12:45.

Marek Walford

25 Aug 2026 12:45

Sonning Eye GPs: 25th August

Little Gull: juv. 12:22.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:22.
Common Tern: ad. 12:22.

Marek Walford

25 Aug 2026 12:22

Bicester Wetland Reserve 25th August

 8 Green Sandpiper
20 Teal

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

5 of the 8 Green Sandpiper

Dix Pit 25th August

Ferruginous Duck m 10:40

Ruff 4

(per Dave Lowe)

Ardley Quarry 25th August

Black-tailed Godwit juv

Green Sandpiper 

Snipe

Peregrine 

Yellow Wagtail 2

(per JFT)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 24th August

320 Yellow Wagtail: Over 300 going to roost in front of the first screen.
30 Cattle Egret

Steve Roby

Farmoor Reservoir 24th August

Spotted Redshank 20:18 southern end of F2 though mobile 

Greenshank 2

Turnstone 2

(et al)

Eastleach Downs -24th August

Long tailed Shrike 1m

Whinchat 3

Common Redstart 1f

Northern Wheatear 1

Corn Bunting 6

Common Whitethroat 3

Dix Pit 24th August

Distant Ruff

 Female Ferruginous Duck (Didn't find the drake)

Rushy Common & Dix Pit: 24th August

Rushy Common
2 Little Ringed Plover: Down Valley Way pits - scored under Rushy common as not yet on GoingBirding. 10:00.
Great White Egret: Down Valley Way pits - scored under Rushy common as not yet on GoingBirding. 10:00.
Wheatear: Down Valley Way pits - scored under Rushy common as not yet on GoingBirding. 10:00.

Dix Pit
4 Ruff: feeding on floating vegetation in the middle of the lake. 12:00.

Anthony Cheke

24 Aug 2026 17:55

Dix Pit 24th August

Ferruginous Duck m still present 12:46 

(per Birdguides)

Ruff 4 12:17 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 24th August

Peregrine 08:36.
Green Sandpiper 08:36.
3 Lapwing 08:36.
Grey Wagtail 08:36.
Kingfisher 08:36.
30 Goldfinch: ad and juvs. 08:36.
Blackcap: fem. 08:36.
Raven 08:36.
Kestrel 08:36.

Steve Akers

24 Aug 2026 12:01

Henley Road GPs: 24th August

Green Sandpiper 11:31.

Mick Hannington

24 Aug 2026 11:32

Farmoor Reservoir: 24th August

Marsh Harrier: Flew over heading south. 11:03.

(per Steve Roby) 

Ringed Plover

Common Sandpiper 

Wheatear f

(LB)

Churn: 24th August

4 Wheatear: 4 birds south of bridge near small billing - just in Oxfordshire. 07:46.
(per John Geddes)

Tree Pipit 2 over Churn Hill 07:37 

(per Conor MacKenzie)

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd August

Caspian Gull ad in roost

Mediterranean Gull  ad

Yellow-legged Gull  60

(TM)

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

Steeple Aston: 23rd August

6 Cattle Egret: SP478256. 14:30.

Martin Clust

30 Aug 2026 12:39

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