Corn Bunting : 1
David Hastings
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| Wheatear © David Hastings |
Monday, 6 April 2026
Otmoor RSPB 6th April
SPOONBILL flew in from the north and landed on Big Otmoor 12:56 then flew to Ashgrave and lost to view (per Rob Cadd et al)
Ruff Big Otmoor 18:12 (per Ben Sheldon)
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| Video grab courtesy of Rob Cadd |
Courtesy of Rob Cadd
Various locations 6th April
Yellow Wagtail Pit 60 Key Holder Reserve (Stuart Thomson)
Redstart male Bagley Woods (Anthony Bentley)
Whitethroat Blewbury Chalk Pit (Conor Mackenzie)
Lesser Whitethtoat 2 Marston Meadows (Tom Evans)
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| Wheatear Devil's Punchbowl courtesy of Geoff Dymott |
Eynsham: Oxford Road: 6th April
Eynsham: Oxford Road
Redstart: Male on hedgerow. SP410089. 15:18.
Yacky Morris
Redstart: Male on hedgerow. SP410089. 15:18.
Yacky Morris
Port Meadow 6th April
Black-tailed Godwit 8 viewed from Burgess Field Gate 12:14 originally 10
Oystercatcher 3
Yellow Wagtail (per Simon Myers)
(M.M et al)
Godstow nunnery: 6th April
Godstow nunnery
Wheatear: male. It was behind. Godstow nunnery. SP483086. 08:00.
Matthew Southwell
Wheatear: male. It was behind. Godstow nunnery. SP483086. 08:00.
Matthew Southwell
Radley GP: 6th April
Radley GP
Cattle Egret: In breeding plumage. 08:00.
3 Oystercatcher: Pair copulation (plus an interloper). 08:00.
Snipe: Put up by a hot air balloon. 08:00.
Swallow 08:00.
Ian Elkins
Cattle Egret: In breeding plumage. 08:00.
3 Oystercatcher: Pair copulation (plus an interloper). 08:00.
Snipe: Put up by a hot air balloon. 08:00.
Swallow 08:00.
Ian Elkins
Grimsbury Reservoir 6th April
Little-ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
White Wagtail along west bank
(Per Adrian Tysoe)
Sunday, 5 April 2026
RSPB Otmoor; Sunday 5th April
An interesting Easter Sunday lunch for this Red Kite; a severed Greylag Goose head. Yummy!!
Old Caley's Diary
Port Meadow 5th April
Black-tailed Godwit c30 until 17:00 then flew west (P.P)
Swallow at Wolvercote Bridge (W.H.)
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 5th April
Black-tailed Godwit 15 through 19:24
Gt.Northern Diver: A distant view from the Causeway hide - bird almost opposite on far side of F1 , poor view , then it 'disappeared' . Seemed to be drifting E from the NW corner . v. strong wind & extremely choppy water hampered viewing . SP445068. 14:10.
Scaup: The duck, with a drake Tufty in close attendance, on N side of F1. SP447068. 20:56.
Mike Amphlett
(per Paul Butler)
Gt.Northern Diver: A distant view from the Causeway hide - bird almost opposite on far side of F1 , poor view , then it 'disappeared' . Seemed to be drifting E from the NW corner . v. strong wind & extremely choppy water hampered viewing . SP445068. 14:10.
Scaup: The duck, with a drake Tufty in close attendance, on N side of F1. SP447068. 20:56.
Mike Amphlett
Bicester Wetland Reserve 5th April
3 Green Sandpiper
8 Snipe
8 Little Egret
2 LRP Cattle Bridge Pool
Pair Shelduck Cattle Bridge Pool
A Peters
Key Holder Reserve
Sandford Lock 5th April
White Stork (ringed) flew over Sandford Lock (per Andy Pullen)
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| Above & below courtesy of Andy Pullen |
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Farmoor Reservoir 5th April
Osprey flew north over F1 17:02 (per Steve Sansom)
Goldeneye 2 m&f
Scaup f F1
Little-ringed Plover 3 over
Common Sandpiper
Shelduck 2 yesterday evening
(per Simon Myers, JustinTaylor et al)
Otmoor RSPB; 5th April 2026
09-12:00
Glossy Ibis 3 (1st screen)
Bittern (1st screen)
Ringed Plover 12 (flew north over southern lagoon)
Swallow 3
Sand Martin 8
Willow Warbler (Roman Road near carpark)
Waterstock: River Thame: 4th April
2 Blackcap 08:30.
12 Chiffchaff 08:30.
2 Egyptian Goose 08:30.
2 Gadwall 08:30.
Goldcrest 08:30.
Goosander: F. 08:30.
Great White Egret 08:30.
Grey Wagtail 08:30.
Kingfisher 08:30.
34 Lapwing 08:30.
4 Linnet 08:30.
Little Egret 08:30.
Little Grebe 08:30.
Nuthatch 08:30.
5 Reed Bunting 08:30.
36 Snipe 08:30.
21 Teal 08:30.
6 Wigeon 08:30.
Nick Marriner
12 Chiffchaff 08:30.
2 Egyptian Goose 08:30.
2 Gadwall 08:30.
Goldcrest 08:30.
Goosander: F. 08:30.
Great White Egret 08:30.
Grey Wagtail 08:30.
Kingfisher 08:30.
34 Lapwing 08:30.
4 Linnet 08:30.
Little Egret 08:30.
Little Grebe 08:30.
Nuthatch 08:30.
5 Reed Bunting 08:30.
36 Snipe 08:30.
21 Teal 08:30.
6 Wigeon 08:30.
11 Blackcap 09:00.
4 Bullfinch 09:00.
17 Chiffchaff 09:00.
2 Coal Tit 09:00.
Gadwall 09:00.
2 Goldcrest 09:00.
Goosander: Pr. 09:00.
Great White Egret 09:00.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:00.
Jack Snipe 09:00.
12 Lapwing 09:00.
6 Linnet 09:00.
5 Little Egret 09:00.
Little Grebe 09:00.
Nuthatch 09:00.
4 Bullfinch 09:00.
17 Chiffchaff 09:00.
2 Coal Tit 09:00.
Gadwall 09:00.
2 Goldcrest 09:00.
Goosander: Pr. 09:00.
Great White Egret 09:00.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:00.
Jack Snipe 09:00.
12 Lapwing 09:00.
6 Linnet 09:00.
5 Little Egret 09:00.
Little Grebe 09:00.
Nuthatch 09:00.
2 Treecreeper 09:00.
Raven 09:00.
2 Redwing 09:00.
2 Reed Bunting 09:00.
17 Snipe 09:00.
2 Swallow 09:00.
Raven 09:00.
2 Redwing 09:00.
2 Reed Bunting 09:00.
17 Snipe 09:00.
2 Swallow 09:00.
Nick Marriner
Hatford: Sandpit: 5th April
Hatford: Sandpit
Osprey: Over, north. Didn't stop.
2 Little Ringed Plover
3 Shelduck
4 Sand Martin
Mark Merritt
Osprey: Over, north. Didn't stop.
2 Little Ringed Plover
3 Shelduck
4 Sand Martin
Mark Merritt
Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 5th April
Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Wheatear
Willow Warbler
Swallow
Mark Merritt
Wheatear
Willow Warbler
Swallow
Mark Merritt
Saturday, 4 April 2026
Farmoor Reservoir: 4th April
Osprey over F1 15:33 (per Jed Cleeter)
Great Northern Diver: On F1. 08:30 (per Brian Walker)
Scaup f
Great Northern Diver: On F1. 08:30 (per Brian Walker)
Scaup f
White Wagtail 4 18:33 (per Ben Sheldon)
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 4th April
Peregrine: male. 10:30.
Ardley Field Quarry
3 Little Ringed Plover: Very mobile. Flying around calling. 10:40.
2 Shelduck 10:40.
Laurie Bryant
Ardley Field Quarry
3 Little Ringed Plover: Very mobile. Flying around calling. 10:40.
2 Shelduck 10:40.
Laurie Bryant
Wheatear 2
White Wagtail
15:10 (per Gareth Casburn)
Bicester Wetlands Reserve 4th April
Little-ringed Plover 3
Redshank
Green Sandpiper
(per Pat Gulka)
Key Holder Reserve
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| Courtesy of Pat Gulka |
Blenheim 4th April
Red-crested Pochard - Pair still present
Oystercatcher - Pair
Little Egret - 12 approx
Cattle Egret - 6 approx
Great White Egret - 1
Sand Martin - 20 approx
Radley GP: 4th April
Radley GP
Peregrine 08:00.
6 Egyptian Goose: pair with four juv. 08:00.
2 Oystercatcher 08:00.
Ian Elkins
Peregrine 08:00.
6 Egyptian Goose: pair with four juv. 08:00.
2 Oystercatcher 08:00.
Ian Elkins
Swallow
Blackcap
(per Badger)
Friday, 3 April 2026
Chadlington: 3rd April
Chadlington
Grey Heron: Beside the River Evenlode. 11:13.
3 Blackcap: male. At least three newly arrived singing males in woods in the Evenlode valley. 11:13.
6 Chiffchaff 11:13.
2 Skylark 11:13.
Buzzard 11:13.
2 Red Kite 11:13.
Steve Akers
Grey Heron: Beside the River Evenlode. 11:13.
3 Blackcap: male. At least three newly arrived singing males in woods in the Evenlode valley. 11:13.
6 Chiffchaff 11:13.
2 Skylark 11:13.
Buzzard 11:13.
2 Red Kite 11:13.
Steve Akers
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Farmoor Reservoir 2nd April
Scaup: Amongst the Tuftie's - continuously preening on F1 SP4406. 10:30.
Mike Amphlett
Mike Amphlett
Farmoor Reservoir: 2nd April
Great northern Diver F1 10:06
Common Sandpiper
Great white Egret Shrike Meadow
Scaup f
(per Ewan Urquhart et al)
2 Swallow: Singles flew N at 17:53 and 17:59. 15:50.
(per Jed Cleeter)
Great White Egret: Flew along Thames then feeding on Shrike Meadow by the hide. 09:33.
Little Egret 09:33.
Grey Heron 09:33.
33 Great Crested Grebe 09:33.
8 Coot 09:33.
19 Tufted Duck 09:33.
Mallard: Female with 13 ducklings on F2. 09:33.
5 Herring Gull 09:33.
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 09:33.
5 Swallow 09:33.
3 Cetti's Warbler 09:33.
7 Blackcap: male. 09:33.
5 Chiffchaff 09:33.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:33.
6 Pied Wagtail 09:33.
8 Reed Bunting 09:33.
Goldcrest 09:33.
2 Buzzard 09:33.
Steve Akers
Little Egret 09:33.
Grey Heron 09:33.
33 Great Crested Grebe 09:33.
8 Coot 09:33.
19 Tufted Duck 09:33.
Mallard: Female with 13 ducklings on F2. 09:33.
5 Herring Gull 09:33.
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 09:33.
5 Swallow 09:33.
3 Cetti's Warbler 09:33.
7 Blackcap: male. 09:33.
5 Chiffchaff 09:33.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:33.
6 Pied Wagtail 09:33.
8 Reed Bunting 09:33.
Goldcrest 09:33.
2 Buzzard 09:33.
Steve Akers
Wallingford: Wallingford Bridge: 2nd April
Wallingford: Wallingford Bridge
Kingfisher: Crossing Thames a short distance north of bridge. 12:04.
Ian Young
Kingfisher: Crossing Thames a short distance north of bridge. 12:04.
Ian Young
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 1st April
Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
9 Lapwing: One male in display flight to female. 14:27.
Little Egret 14:27.
2 Swallow: 3rd sightings this year. 14:27.
Sand Martin 14:27.
7 Mallard: On the bottom wetland. 14:27.
Kestrel 14:27.
Buzzard 14:27.
Red Kite 14:27.
Steve Akers
9 Lapwing: One male in display flight to female. 14:27.
Little Egret 14:27.
2 Swallow: 3rd sightings this year. 14:27.
Sand Martin 14:27.
7 Mallard: On the bottom wetland. 14:27.
Kestrel 14:27.
Buzzard 14:27.
Red Kite 14:27.
Steve Akers
Addlestrop Hill/Chastleton Woods: 1st April
Addlestrop Hill/Chastleton Woods
15 Skylark: SP258282. 13:25.
4 Linnet: SP258282. 13:25.
Blackcap: SP258282. 13:25.
3 Chiffchaff: SP258282. 13:25.
Nuthatch: SP258282. 13:25.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP258282. 13:25.
2 Mistle Thrush: SP258282. 13:25.
6 Buzzard: SP258282. 13:25.
Steve Akers
15 Skylark: SP258282. 13:25.
4 Linnet: SP258282. 13:25.
Blackcap: SP258282. 13:25.
3 Chiffchaff: SP258282. 13:25.
Nuthatch: SP258282. 13:25.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP258282. 13:25.
2 Mistle Thrush: SP258282. 13:25.
6 Buzzard: SP258282. 13:25.
Steve Akers
Stanton St. John: 31st March
Stanton St. John
Swallow: First one back at regular nest site. SP587097. 19:10.
David Brown
Swallow: First one back at regular nest site. SP587097. 19:10.
David Brown
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Sarsgrove: 31st March
Sarsgrove
11 Skylark 12:33.
Mistle Thrush 12:33.
2 Red Kite 12:33.
Steve Akers
11 Skylark 12:33.
Mistle Thrush 12:33.
2 Red Kite 12:33.
Steve Akers
Chinnor: Cement Works: 31st March
Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.
David Stracey
2 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.
David Stracey
Farmoor
Osprey - west of F2 over Thames and lost to view below tree line
Great Northern Diver - NW F1
Scaup - female still F1
Great White Egret - over Pinkhill
Goldeneye - 2
Willow Warbler - Pinkhill
Sand Martin
Peregrine
Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 31st March
Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
8 Sand Martin 17:30.
Great White Egret 17:30.
2 Shelduck 17:30.
Richard Parsons
8 Sand Martin 17:30.
Great White Egret 17:30.
2 Shelduck 17:30.
Richard Parsons
Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 31st March
Stonechat: ad male. 07:24.
Little Egret 07:24.
2 Grey Heron 07:24.
9 Teal 07:24.
36 Mallard 07:24.
4 Canada Goose 07:24.
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 07:24.
Green Woodpecker 07:24.
Reed Bunting: male. 07:24.
Yellowhammer 07:24.
3 Chiffchaff 07:24.
Nuthatch 07:24.
2 Bullfinch 07:24.
Kestrel 07:24.
Steve Akers
Little Egret 07:24.
2 Grey Heron 07:24.
9 Teal 07:24.
36 Mallard 07:24.
4 Canada Goose 07:24.
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 07:24.
Green Woodpecker 07:24.
Reed Bunting: male. 07:24.
Yellowhammer 07:24.
3 Chiffchaff 07:24.
Nuthatch 07:24.
2 Bullfinch 07:24.
Kestrel 07:24.
Steve Akers
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