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
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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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Wether & Ridgeway Downs: 04 October Am
5 Common Crossbill, seen feeding and then to fly high NW.3 Grey Partridge2 Raven1 Stonechat (m)16 LapwingLoose, mixed finch & bunting flock in stubble field and adjacent hedgerow;c.50 birds inc. Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Corn Bunting, Reed Bunting &...
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Foxholes Bbowt 29th December
Raven 1 Woodcock 2 Marsh Tit 4 Great Tit 24 in one flock feeding in leaf litter Mixed flock of 40+ Chaffinch/Yellowhammer/Reed Bunting feeding in game cover Bullfinch 9 Lesser Redpoll 1 Goldcrest 3 Nuthatch 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1...
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Chipping Norton: 4th October
Chipping Norton Peregrine: f. Spectacular very fast low but unsuccessful attack on flock of over 50 Goldfinch close to Sarsgrove Farm - then continued at tree top height over Sarsgrove Wood before going out of sight. Outstanding!!!. SP303252. Stephen...
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Chipping Norton 10th January
Golden Plover 204 Yellowhammer/Chaffinch/Greenfinch - mixed flock 60 + Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1f...
Birds