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Thursday, 14 May 2026

Farmoor Reservoir 14th May

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Dunlin 5 Ringed Plover 3 07:30 (S.M)
Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 13th May

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Swift 20:33. 2 Swallow 20:33. 6 House Martin 20:33. Reed Bunting 20:33. 2 Song Thrush 20:33. 13 Mallard 20:33. Kestrel 20:33. Wre...

Farmoor Reservoir 13th May

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Dunlin 10 Ringed Plover at approx 1100 which did not settle per Dave Murphy  1 Little Ringed Plover at 1300 7 Dunlin 1 Sanderling

Farmoor 13th May

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Arctic Tern Sanderling Dunlin Dunlin Dunlin 9, Sanderling 2, Arctic Tern 1 early morning. After the rain storm, 1 Sanderling and 5 Dunlin.  

Sonning Eye GPs: 13th May

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Oystercatcher: Heard. 12:26. Cuckoo 12:26. Marek Walford 13 May 2026 12:26

Otmoor 13th May

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Otmoor  Little Ringed Plover - Ashgrave  3 Glossy Ibis - The Closes  Wood Sandpiper - scrape Noke end  Male Mandarin duck -Big Otmoor

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 13th May

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Dunlin 11:50 (C.O) Key Holder Reserve  Courtesy of Pat Gulka 

Otmoor RSPB 13th May

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Wood Sandpiper present on the 'Stilt/Noke pool' viewable from the bridleway 07:50 (per Luke O'Byrne) Glossy Ibis 3 (per Birdguid...
Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 12th May

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Common Sandpiper: On lower section of wetland nr Swailsford Bridge - first record here. 13:17. Lapwing 13:17. Grey Heron 13:17. 16 Swift...

Standlake Pit 60: 12th May

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2 Cuckoo: male and fem heard. 15:04. 4 Oystercatcher 15:04. 2 Little Ringed Plover: On the island. 15:04. Great White Egret 15:04. 6 ...

Blenheim Estate 12th May

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Spotted Flycatcher 2 (D.D)
Monday, 11 May 2026

Farmoor Reservoir: 11th May

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2 Cattle Egret: Flew NE. 13:21. 4 Hobby: 1 flew high NE 15.09, 2 briefly hawking insects over Pinkhill 16:28 & 1 flew N 16:49. 15:09. ...

Otmoor: 11th May

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Whimbrel 4 on the Flood field 20:50 (per Max Buckley) 3 Glossy Ibis: From hide. 11:20. Redshank: From hide. 11:20. Oystercatcher 11:20. G...

Henley Road GPs: 11th May

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Hobby: Hunting over the waterski lake. 12:50. Marek Walford 11 May 2026 12:51

Sonning Eye GPs: 11th May

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Cuckoo 12:29. Marek Walford 11 May 2026 12:30

Otmoor RSPB 11th May

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Glossy Ibis 3 at the 1st screen this morning (per Birdguides)
Sunday, 10 May 2026

Otmoor - 10 May

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This evening between 1930-2045: Flood Field: 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plovers Big Otmoor: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plovers

Farmoor 10th May

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 There were two Sanderling on the Causeway today. At Pinkhill a Cuckoo and Grasshopper Warbler were singing. A Hobby was over F1.

Otmoor RSPB 10th May

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Glossy Ibis 3 at the 1st screen this morning (per Birdguides)

Ardley ERF & Quarry 10th May

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Ringed Plover  Oystercatcher  (JFT)

Radley GP: 10th May

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2 Hobby 06:50. Grey Partridge: Heard several times. 06:50. Ian Elkins 10 May 2026 10:26

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Cattle Egrets Otmoor rspb courtesy of Peter Milligan   

Access at Bicester Wetland Reserve

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 BOS Padlock has been sorted and is now working normally (thanks to Colin) Thames Water gates are normally open Monday to Friday 07.30 to 15...

April Review

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The Highlights 2026 continues to deliver on its excellent form and for the second time in as many months I find myself writing about a co...