Toot Baldon: 20th October

Brambling: m. Visited garden feeders with goldfinches and greenfinches. SU565999. 13:37.

Paul Torevell

Courtesy of Paul Torevell 

Farmoor Reservoir 20th October

Rock Pipit 2 on the causeway 

No sign of the Slavonian Grebe by 12:30

(M)

Shellingford: 19th October

Brambling: Heard calling in Chaffinch flock on a farm with no general access. 15:00.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir 19th October

Courtesy of Ben Sheldon 

Slavonian Grebe on F2 15:48 (per Jeremy Dexter et al)

Rock Pipit along causeway  15:49

Little Gull ad F1 16:34

Marsh Harrier over

(TM)

Sandford-on-Thames: 19th October

Fieldfare: High over heading W, cackling. 08:30.

D Moden

Barn Owl courtesy of Jason Hornblow 

 

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 19th October

Brambling: Marston Hamms. First of winter on the patch. 07:52.

Steve Jennings

Farmoor 18th October evening

Little Gull 4 (juv, 2 x 1st w, ad) (per TM)

Common Gull 30

Yellow-legged Gull 20

Farmoor 18th October

 The Rock Pipit was on the Causeway and also on the far south side of F2 (raising the possibility of 2 birds).

Water Rail showed at Pinkhill.

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 18th October

Green Sandpiper 10:00.
25 Snipe 10:00.
13 Lapwing 10:00.
2 Grey Heron 10:00.
9 Teal 10:00.
Barnacle Goose: Lone bird believe part of feral Oxon population. 10:00.
5 Stonechat: 4m 1f. 10:00.
14 Meadow Pipit 10:00.
21 Redwing: First of winter flying over. 10:00.
2 Kestrel 10:00.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 18th October

7 Great White Egret 16:30.
Marsh Harrier: fem. 16:30.
185 Cormorant 16:30.

Ian Elkins

Dorchester: Days Lock: 18th October

2 Great White Egret: Church Farm Backwaters. 12:00.
Cattle Egret: With Cattle by Church Farm Backwaters. 12:00.
2 Egyptian Goose 13:00.

Oliver Hedley

LWGPs: 18th October

Dix Pit: Scaup 1m, GW Egret 1, Pintail 2. Rushy Common: Green Sandpiper 1, Peregrine 1, Stonechat 3. Cote: Grey Partridge 3

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 18th October

Great White Egret
7 Cattle Egret

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 18rh October

Rock Pipit along the causeway (per Birdguides)

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park: 18th October

Brambling: fem. SP513102. 11:20.

Nicholas Boyd

Wantage 17th October

Fem type Merlin and Fem Marsh Harrier Chain Hill Wantage

(JC)

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 17th October

Goshawk: made two fast passes low over F2 and an aerial 'dance' with a crow before leaving to the south. 10:00.
Yellow-legged Gull 10:00.
Barnacle Goose: with greylags feeding on grassy bank. 10:00.

Anthony Cheke

Farmoor 17th October 2026

 

Yellow Legged Gull 

Great Black Backed Gull

Rock Pipit on F2

Barton Oxford: 17th October

2 Stonechat: 1f 1m. Pair of stonechats. SP555087. 15:14.

Lucy Murfett