Birds
Obviously this is the first record of OTD for Oxfordshire. It's about the eighth record for Britain but the first ever of the nominate race. Oxon scores again!
- Presentation At Malta House (oriental Turtle Dove)
Over £3000 pounds has now been raised since the 14th of Febuary by the Akers family in Chipping Norton for Bildlife Malta. http://www.birdlifemalta.org/ Once again many thanks to Steve & family for the continual access in to there home for nearly...
- Rufous Turtle Dove 16th April
Rufous Turtle Dove (form orientalis) still in Chipping Norton in the back garden of No:41 The Leys untill 9.05a.m then flew off. No further access today. (per R.B.A)...
- Rufous Turtle Dove 29th March
Rufous Turtle Dove 1w (form orientalis) still at Chipping Norton in back garden of No:41 The Leys at 9:50a.m. No access to 41 today, access tomorrow from 7:30a.m. Do not park at The Leys. (per R.B.A)...
- Goingbirding: 20th February
20th February Chipping Norton OTHER SPECIES: Oriental Turtle Dove ssp. orientalis showed briefly on The Leys at 8.30am before being flushed by birders. It was later relocated on Lords Piece Road and showed well around 10.00am. James Grundy...
- Baikal Teal
Baikal Teal: 22nd – 24th December 2002 I visited Dix Pit near Stanton Harcourt at lunchtime on 22nd December 2002 to count the wildfowl having noted a significant influx of dabblers in recent days. There were again large numbers of duck present and...
Birds
Oriental Turtle Dove in Chipping Norton in December!!!!
Last night I received the following photos from Richard Thewlis of the BTO of a bird taken in a Chipping Norton garden during the snowy period before Christmas, by BTO GardenBirdwatch participant, John Dunleavy. They clearly show a 1st winter Oriental Turtle Dove of the race orientalis, as Richard had thought. The bird was present on 15th,16th and 18th December 2010 but has not been seen since. The tiny garden it visited is not viewable but the large trees it rested in can be seen from Foxfield and Fox Close. It was looked for today with no joy but I guess it could easily still be in the area. There is a free car park off Albion Street.
More details on the bird's discovery can be found at:
http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=2553
Obviously this is the first record of OTD for Oxfordshire. It's about the eighth record for Britain but the first ever of the nominate race. Oxon scores again!
It would be good to get the whole town checked out over the coming days but it may well remain the one that got away.
- Presentation At Malta House (oriental Turtle Dove)
Over £3000 pounds has now been raised since the 14th of Febuary by the Akers family in Chipping Norton for Bildlife Malta. http://www.birdlifemalta.org/ Once again many thanks to Steve & family for the continual access in to there home for nearly...
- Rufous Turtle Dove 16th April
Rufous Turtle Dove (form orientalis) still in Chipping Norton in the back garden of No:41 The Leys untill 9.05a.m then flew off. No further access today. (per R.B.A)...
- Rufous Turtle Dove 29th March
Rufous Turtle Dove 1w (form orientalis) still at Chipping Norton in back garden of No:41 The Leys at 9:50a.m. No access to 41 today, access tomorrow from 7:30a.m. Do not park at The Leys. (per R.B.A)...
- Goingbirding: 20th February
20th February Chipping Norton OTHER SPECIES: Oriental Turtle Dove ssp. orientalis showed briefly on The Leys at 8.30am before being flushed by birders. It was later relocated on Lords Piece Road and showed well around 10.00am. James Grundy...
- Baikal Teal
Baikal Teal: 22nd – 24th December 2002 I visited Dix Pit near Stanton Harcourt at lunchtime on 22nd December 2002 to count the wildfowl having noted a significant influx of dabblers in recent days. There were again large numbers of duck present and...