Birds
I've just received a call from Steve Holliday who is watching a male Black Redstart in Shutford, North Oxon. It is hanging around the cemetery and adjacent orchard at SP 379401. Please respect the privacy of the residents.
- Monday 23rd November Witney
We've received a report of a Yellow-browed Warbler seen well at close quarters on Monday for about 5 minutes in a private garden in Witney off Station Lane near the Tescos Express. We're just firming up details but there seems to be a path that...
- Black Redstart At Brize Norton On 26th
The male Black Redstart was at Carterton Park, Brize Norton on Wednesday to Friday (24th-26th) last week. No wonder no one had heard of the other place....
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Crane Update 25th March Gloucestershire 3 Cranes Whitminster flew S/E over M5 j13 at 11:30am 25th March Oxfordshire 3 Cranes flew north over Farmoor Res 18:19pm 25th March Oxfordshire ...
- Crane At Hanney 27th Dec
I received a call from a game keeper who gave a pretty good description of a bird feeding in his maize game strip; reddish face, dark tail, and buffy all over. It could have been a Goldfinch until he mentioned it was four feet tall! He thought it might...
- Waxwings Near Deddington 9th Dec
I received a call from north Oxon birder Winston Churchill (no it's not a wind up) this evening. This afternoon he had c.30 Waxwings feeding on berries in Hempton village 2km west of Deddington. They were on the edge of the village along the minor...
Birds
Shutford, 24th March
I've just received a call from Steve Holliday who is watching a male Black Redstart in Shutford, North Oxon. It is hanging around the cemetery and adjacent orchard at SP 379401. Please respect the privacy of the residents.
- Monday 23rd November Witney
We've received a report of a Yellow-browed Warbler seen well at close quarters on Monday for about 5 minutes in a private garden in Witney off Station Lane near the Tescos Express. We're just firming up details but there seems to be a path that...
- Black Redstart At Brize Norton On 26th
The male Black Redstart was at Carterton Park, Brize Norton on Wednesday to Friday (24th-26th) last week. No wonder no one had heard of the other place....
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Crane Update 25th March Gloucestershire 3 Cranes Whitminster flew S/E over M5 j13 at 11:30am 25th March Oxfordshire 3 Cranes flew north over Farmoor Res 18:19pm 25th March Oxfordshire ...
- Crane At Hanney 27th Dec
I received a call from a game keeper who gave a pretty good description of a bird feeding in his maize game strip; reddish face, dark tail, and buffy all over. It could have been a Goldfinch until he mentioned it was four feet tall! He thought it might...
- Waxwings Near Deddington 9th Dec
I received a call from north Oxon birder Winston Churchill (no it's not a wind up) this evening. This afternoon he had c.30 Waxwings feeding on berries in Hempton village 2km west of Deddington. They were on the edge of the village along the minor...