Marsh Harrier: Perhaps 2cy male. Mark Merritt 12 Jun 2026 22:43

Red-crested Pochard - only the female seen today. No sign of its duckling or the drake. Cattle Egret - some of the juvs are quite active now...

Woodstock: Green Lane Willow Warbler: singing in the same spot as 29th May. Still my only Woodstock Willow Warbler this year. Woodstock 2...

Oystercatcher 4. Including this colour ringed bird.  Ringed on the Exe estuary, Dawlish Warren in October 2021, it has been recorded there o...

1 Green Sandpiper an early first returning bird of the "autumn"  1 female Gadwall with 12 growing ducklings C Oram and A Peters Ke...

The Highlights Not to be outdone by the previous two months May delivered on the unexpected and continued the fine form of 2026. For inla...

  Sanderling © David Hastings

Sanderling 2 along the causeway 16:30 (per Birdguides)

Chimney: Chimney Meadows Hobby Grasshopper Warbler 2 Cuckoo Tadpole Bridge Cuckoo Mark Merritt 7 Jun 2026 21:28

Barn Owl 20:41. Grey Heron 20:41. 11 Swift 20:41. 39 Mallard: At duck roost on the bottom section of wetland. 20:41. Steve Akers 8 Ju...

Glossy Ibis on Big Otmoor 09:05 (per Birdguides)

2 Yellow Wagtail 12:55. 3 Raven 12:55. Marek Walford 7 Jun 2026 12:56

2 Peregrine: SU762826. 07:59. Michael Hubbard 7 Jun 2026 08:13

1 Sanderling 1 Yellow Wagtail 150 Swifts 1 Yellow-legged Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gulls

Corn Bunting: Sing from top of bush north of road ~200m west of junction with Portway. SP497245. 12:02. Kirtlington . Corn Bunting: Singing ...

 Lots of juvenile birds on the reserve at the moment. Particularly pleasing though is to witness next generation of Bullfinches. Bullfinch x...

Sanderling along the causeway 09:28 (per Conor MacKenzie)