RSPB Oxford Local Group

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RSPB Oxford Local Group We have regular monthly indoor meetings at Sandhills School (contact [email protected]).

We also arrange birdwatching trips in Oxfordshire and further afield. We actively support the work of the RSPB in the local community. We have regular monthly evening meetings at Sandhills School throughout the year. We run day-trips and holidays far and near to sites of interest to birders.

05/10/2026

Here is a video of the Pectoral Sandpiper seen in Oxfordshire last weekend.
Many thanks to Tammy Capaldi for this fantastic video and for sharing it with us.

Thank you to member Tony Peaper for sharing this picture of the Baird’s Sandpiper, at Ardley ERF
21/09/2026

Thank you to member Tony Peaper for sharing this picture of the Baird’s Sandpiper, at Ardley ERF

07/09/2026

Here is a video of the Red-necked Phalarope seen in Oxfordshire.

Many thanks to Tammy Capaldi for this fantastic video and for sharing it with us.

Red-necked Phalarope photographed in Oxfordshire yesterday evening.Thank you to Stephen Capaldi for this fantastic photo...
07/09/2026

Red-necked Phalarope photographed in Oxfordshire yesterday evening.

Thank you to Stephen Capaldi for this fantastic photograph!

A big thank you to Brian Hucker for sending us this fantastic photograph of a Black-tailed Godwit, taken at Farmoor.Than...
28/08/2026

A big thank you to Brian Hucker for sending us this fantastic photograph of a Black-tailed Godwit, taken at Farmoor.

Thank you for sharing your photograph with the RSPB Oxford Local Group!

We are the RSPB Oxford local group, we love to share our passion for birds, nature, and the environments they inhabit. W...
24/08/2026

We are the RSPB Oxford local group, we love to share our passion for birds, nature, and the environments they inhabit. We welcome new members of all ages and knowledge.

We have exciting trips and talks planned for our new season starting in September.

Full information and joining application form on our website.

Visit https://group.rspb.org.uk/oxford/
Email: [email protected]

"They’ve made it again,Which means the globe’s still working"*And you can watch them on Oxford University of Natural His...
10/05/2026

"They’ve made it again,
Which means the globe’s still working"*
And you can watch them on Oxford University of Natural History's we**am: https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/swifts-diary-2026
(*Ted Hughes - Swifts)

They’re back! This morning the first 2 swifts were seen exiting their nest boxes in the tower with another party of 11 spotted flying high overhead.

Almost every feather sample tested from five common species of UK garden birds contained either permethrin, imidacloprid...
02/05/2026

Almost every feather sample tested from five common species of UK garden birds contained either permethrin, imidacloprid or fipronil – all insecticides that are banned for agricultural use but still common in pet tick and flea treatments. Time for their use to be restricted.

Chemicals known to affect brains of common garden birds, and to kill unborn chicks, found in most feather samples

Thank you to Stuart Grant for sending this lovely photo of Farmoor at sunset to our website
01/05/2026

Thank you to Stuart Grant for sending this lovely photo of Farmoor at sunset to our website

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Sandhills School, Terrett Avenue
Oxford
OX38FN

Opening Hours

7:30pm - 10pm

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