Cattle Egret - 5  Wheatear - 1

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE  still along the Oxon/Glos border 12:20   Car parking field Spotted Flycatcher  Whinchat ( per Steve Akers)

Turnstone 13 flew through F1 Greenshank flew high over F2 before departing west Sanderling

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE  still along the Oxon/Glos border 15:06 ( per Birdguides) Car parking field

Sanderling in N/W corner of F1 17:22 ( per Trevor Ellery) 2 Turnstone still near the causeway hide. 16:57. (per Peter Driver et al) Swift F1...

Peregrine: male. Adult circled east. 17:10. Jed Cleeter 11 Aug 2026 17:17

Black-tailed Godwit, flushed frequently by joggers before leaving high to the North.

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:42. Marek Walford 11 Aug 2026 13:42

Green Sandpiper 09:56. Common Sandpiper 09:56. Mick Hannington 11 Aug 2026 09:58

Whinchat Oxon Downs courtesy of Geoff Dymott   

Redstart: male. Marston Hamms, still. 07:20. Peregrine: Marston Hamms, over. 07:15. Steve Jennings 11 Aug 2026 09:06

Cattle Egret 10+ with sheep west of the A34 ½ south of Peartree 05:56

1800-2015hrs Long tailed Shrike 1  male -   until 2015hrs at least although elusive Whinchat 4 ( incl 1 ad male ) European Stonechat 1 juv ...

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:01. Marek Walford 10 Aug 2026 13:02

Black-tailed Godwit 1st screen Common Sandpiper  Snipe 7 (K.N)

Common Sandpiper 10:46. Green Sandpiper 10:46. Mick Hannington 10 Aug 2026 10:48

Black-tailed Godwit 3 Little-ringed Plover  Redshank  Snipe  Cattle Egret 35+ Little Egret 3 Great white Egret  Grey ...

Ringed Plover on farmoor causeway 17:46  (per Andy Last)

Common Sandpiper 2 Lapwing 70+ Great White Egret 1 Cattle Egret 27  Water Rail 1 David Hastings Common Sandpiper © David Hastings

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE  still along the Oxon/Glos border 06:30 ( per Birdguides) Car parking field Courtesy of Peter Milligan 

Redstart: male. Marston Hamms, still. 07:35. 2 Spotted Flycatcher: Marston Hamms. OTHER SPECIES: clouded yellow. 07:35. Steve Jennings 9...

Female Redstart in big block of scrub & possibly 2nd bird calling briefly along W path scrub. Yellow Wag & Common Sand also 09:17  (...

50 Cattle Egret: At least into roost. 21:09. Little Ringed Plover: Screen 1. 21:09. Common Sandpiper: Screen 1. 21:09. Marsh Harrier 21:0...

Spotted Flycatcher along hedge in cattle field 12:06 (per Gareth Blockley) Redstart  Yellow Wagtail  Common Sandpiper  ( per JFT...

Redstart: male. Marston Hamms. 07:40. Steve Jennings 8 Aug 2026 10:04

Redstart Letcombe courtesy of Geoff Dymott   

Quail calling Redstart Whunchat Wheatear (per Conor MacKenzie)

Green Sandpiper 09:06. Mandarin Duck 09:06. Marek Walford 8 Aug 2026 09:07

Cattle Egret 69 came in to roost at the first screen (per Ben Sheldon)  

1800-2000 hrs Long tailed Shrike 1 first summer male Whinchat 3 ( 1 male 2 juvs) Northern Wheatear 1 Common Redstart 1 male Lesser Whitethr...

Green Sandpiper (two)

  The Highlights Welcome back to the monthly Oxon birding review. The summer months usually consist of dedicated county birders flitting ...