Birds
Access
Hides
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor Ii: 4th April
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Red-necked Grebe: along south side. 13:00. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 2 House Martin: with group of c15 sand martins and 10 swallows. 12:20. Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames Barn Owl: hunting over shrike meadow and surrounding...
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 25th August
25th August Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 3 Greenshank: on N shore at 15:50. 2 Little Tern: flew in when I was watching other Terns. Seen in same view for size comparison. Black Tern: 1 matched to RW's photo + 2-3 other Terns that I couldn't...
- Farmoor 19th March
2 Little Gull (both ad) mid morning. (per R.B.A) 2 Rock Pipit 40+Sand Martin Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 13 Goldeneye: 3 male 10 fem. Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill Barn Owl Mari Esashi ...
- Bird Ringing Demo Saturday 12th Feb
Bird ringing demonstration by the hide at Pinkhill Nature Reserve, Farmoor Reservoir this Saturday 12th Feb. We expect to catch Nuthatch, Marsh Tits and Reed Buntings amongst others. The demonstration will start at 0800 and finish at 1130. Those wishing...
- Port Meadow Site Guide
Blogs: Port Meadow Birding General Port Meadow is a large area of common grassland to the west of Oxford which is bordered by the Thames to the west, the railway line to the East and Wolvercote village to the north....
Birds
Farmoor Site Guide
Map (c) Dave Dunford
Access
Farmoor reservoir is located just south of Farmoor village which is due west of Oxford city. The B4044 will take you to Farmoor village and at the roundabout turn onto the B4017 towards Cumnor. The main access is at Gate 3 on the right-hand side after about 500 yards which is located at about here. Park in the main car park and walk up the ramp to the reservoir. From 2013 onwards parking charges are enforced of £2 per day or £20 for a season ticket, the latter can be bought from the on-site wardens. From the reservoir bank one can walk around the perimeter of both reservoirs or along the Cauesway between them.
There are serveral hides which are now all free to access (they used to be locked by a key). There is one on the Causeway, and one overlooking Farmoor II and the Shrike Meadow scrapes.
Winter: Possible Diver species, chance of Slavonian or Black-necked Grebes, Goosander, Goldeneye, Smew, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull,Med Gull Bittern, Jack Snipe, chance of Water Pipit.
Spring/Autumn: Passage Terns inc Black, Sandwich and Little Terns, Little Gull, Garganey, passage waders including Bar & Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Rock Pipt, occasional Snow Bunting.
Typical Species
Winter: Possible Diver species, chance of Slavonian or Black-necked Grebes, Goosander, Goldeneye, Smew, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull,Med Gull Bittern, Jack Snipe, chance of Water Pipit.
Slavonian Grebe (c) The Paranoid Birder
Spring/Autumn: Passage Terns inc Black, Sandwich and Little Terns, Little Gull, Garganey, passage waders including Bar & Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Rock Pipt, occasional Snow Bunting.
Little Gull (c) Matt Prior
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor Ii: 4th April
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Red-necked Grebe: along south side. 13:00. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 2 House Martin: with group of c15 sand martins and 10 swallows. 12:20. Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames Barn Owl: hunting over shrike meadow and surrounding...
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 25th August
25th August Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 3 Greenshank: on N shore at 15:50. 2 Little Tern: flew in when I was watching other Terns. Seen in same view for size comparison. Black Tern: 1 matched to RW's photo + 2-3 other Terns that I couldn't...
- Farmoor 19th March
2 Little Gull (both ad) mid morning. (per R.B.A) 2 Rock Pipit 40+Sand Martin Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 13 Goldeneye: 3 male 10 fem. Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill Barn Owl Mari Esashi ...
- Bird Ringing Demo Saturday 12th Feb
Bird ringing demonstration by the hide at Pinkhill Nature Reserve, Farmoor Reservoir this Saturday 12th Feb. We expect to catch Nuthatch, Marsh Tits and Reed Buntings amongst others. The demonstration will start at 0800 and finish at 1130. Those wishing...
- Port Meadow Site Guide
Blogs: Port Meadow Birding General Port Meadow is a large area of common grassland to the west of Oxford which is bordered by the Thames to the west, the railway line to the East and Wolvercote village to the north....