Birds

Chipping Norton: 26th February

25 Chaffinch: mixed flock with Yellowhammer in field near Boulters Barn.
25 Yellowhammer: SP294255. 12:00.
7 Yellowhammer: 4m; 3f. males
1 Raven
Peregrine flew right overhead and descended in long glide into valley and settled in wood.
SP303252. 11:00.

Steve Akers

- Chipping Norton: 5th February
Chipping Norton Peregrine: fem. Flying over fields W of CN then flew strongly E in direction of Lidstone/Enstone until out of view - phenomenal amount of ground covered in minutes - so powerful in flight. SP303252. 09:30. Steve Akers...

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- Foxholes Bbowt 29th December
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- Chipping Norton: 4th October
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- Chipping Norton 10th January
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