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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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01/10/23 | Hobby | Shifford | 1 | M Cunningham |
15:17 | Cracking juv. | |||
29/09/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
15:38 | juv. Hunting ... High over reserve. | |||
24/09/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
13:36 | juv. High over pit. Hassled by crows. | |||
19/09/23 | Hobby | Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory | 1 | M Merritt |
14/09/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 2 | J Blunt |
12:00 | ||||
14/09/23 | Hobby | Farmoor Reservoir | 1 | M Cunningham |
18:54 | Forgot to add this. | |||
11/09/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
14:57 | juv. | |||
10/09/23 | Hobby | Waterstock: River Thame | 3 | N Marriner |
08:30 | Very active calling adult with (presumed 2 young in large oak). | |||
08/09/23 | Hobby | Blenheim | 1 | G Casburn |
07:00 | ||||
05/09/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | S B Akers |
11:59 | ||||
31/08/23 | Hobby | Carterton | 1 | M Cunningham |
15:09 | Possibly the skinnyest, most slight hobby I've seen. Presumably a male. | |||
28/08/23 | Hobby | Woodstock: Old Woodstock | 1 | G Casburn |
13:00 | ||||
28/08/23 | Hobby | Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park | 3 | D Watkinson |
11:15 | 1 adult and at least 2, possibly 3, young calling. | |||
25/08/23 | Hobby | South Leigh | 2 | R W Catling |
17:20 | ||||
26/08/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 2 | P Woodham |
11:31 | ||||
24/08/23 | Hobby | Fyfield Wick | 3 | J Cleeter |
12:25 | Hawking high level against the cloud. | |||
19/08/23 | Hobby | Waterstock: River Thame | 1 | N Marriner |
08:00 | ||||
19/08/23 | Hobby | Cogges | 1 | M Cunningham |
14:55 | Maybe one of the birds I had at pit60 earlier? If put up a flock of c200 large gulls surprisingly. | |||
19/08/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 2 | M Cunningham |
11:59 | Arrived together. One presumed adult as raggy wrong wings presume moult. Other looked like a juv. Both chased off by lapwings and a tern. | |||
15/08/23 | Hobby | Venn Mill | 2 | M Cunningham |
16:42 | Mobbing a large gull , high overhead. | |||
14/08/23 | Hobby | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
13:30 | W of CN alongside A44 hunting over escarpment and disused quarry. SP274288. | |||
10/08/23 | Hobby | Grimsbury Reservoir | 1 | G Blockley |
10/08/23 | Hobby | South Leigh | 2 | R W Catling |
17:45 | ||||
10/08/23 | Hobby | Wandle Beck Ladygrove Didcot | 1 | S Violette |
18:30 | Flew low over Wandle Beck, Ladygrove Estate, Didcot. SU525915. | |||
07/08/23 | Hobby | Longworth | 1 | J Cleeter |
10:20 | Harassing a large number of swallows near church. | |||
07/08/23 | Hobby | Ardley ERF Lagoon | 1 | G Casburn |
16:00 | ||||
03/08/23 | Hobby | Whitecross Green Wood | 2 | G Casburn |
13:00 | Passed over hunting insects. | |||
26/07/23 | Hobby | Wantage | 1 | M Merritt |
SU397890. | ||||
25/07/23 | Hobby | Hempton | 1 | G Blockley |
25/07/23 | Hobby | Fyfield Wick | 1 | J Cleeter |
17:00 | ||||
21/07/23 | Hobby | Blenheim | 2 | G Casburn |
07:30 | ||||
20/07/23 | Hobby | Oxford University Press, Walton Street | 1 | S Goddard |
13:30 | SP507069. | |||
19/07/23 | Hobby | Wainhill | 1 | D Stracey |
20:15 | 1 chasing Swallows over Wainhill Farm. SP766013. | |||
18/07/23 | Hobby | Blenheim | 2 | G Casburn |
19:30 | In bare tree on far side of Great Lake. Presumably the same two that have been around for about 2 weeks. | |||
16/07/23 | Hobby | Chinnor: Cement Works | 1 | M P Mckeown |
21:15 | Chased hirundines then a bat. | |||
13/07/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 4 | R Cadd |
04:20 | Screen 1. Hunting over reedbed until 04:50am. | |||
10/07/23 | Hobby | Blenheim | 2 | G Casburn |
15:00 | Hunting dragonflies on far side of Great Lake. They have been present for 4 or 5 days now. | |||
05/07/23 | Hobby | Blenheim | 1 | G Casburn |
14:00 | Hunting dragonflies over the Great Lake. | |||
25/06/23 | Hobby | Chilton | 2 | M Merritt |
SU499850. | ||||
18/06/23 | Hobby | Waterstock: River Thame | 1 | N Marriner |
08:00 | ||||
17/06/23 | Hobby | East Hendred: East Hendred Downs | 1 | M Merritt |
09/06/23 | Hobby | Buckland Warren | 2 | M Merritt |
07/06/23 | Hobby | Frilford: Millet's Farm | 1 | J Cleeter |
12:46 | In flight with prey. | |||
06/06/23 | Hobby | South Leigh | 1 | R W Catling |
18:45 | fem. defending against carrion crow. | |||
27/05/23 | Hobby | East Challow | 1 | M Merritt |
26/05/23 | Hobby | Cholsey | 1 | M Fraser-Jones |
13:32 | Flying over, heading east. SU586862. | |||
23/05/23 | Hobby | Port Meadow | 2 | A Hartley |
24/05/23 | Hobby | Witney | 1 | M Cunningham |
18:26 | Over Early Road. | |||
21/05/23 | Hobby | Appleford: Appleford GP | 2 | A Cheke |
12:07 | ||||
22/05/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: Central | 4 | A Cheke |
21:30 | at least 4 over trees lining Big Otmoor until nearly dark. | |||
21/05/23 | Hobby | Appleford: Appleford GP | 2 | J Coppock |
13:06 | ||||
20/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 2 | M Cunningham |
21:52 | Arrived to hunt in near dark! | |||
19/05/23 | Hobby | Tar Lakes, Rushy Common | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:30 | ||||
18/05/23 | Hobby | Sonning Eye GPs | 1 | R Price |
13:10 | V high catching insects. [Also recorded on Berkshire site]. | |||
18/05/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: various | 3 | J Edwards |
14:47 | ||||
18/05/23 | Hobby | Otmoor | 1 | J Blunt |
07:00 | ||||
17/05/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 10 | M Clutterbuck |
08:35 | many in the air at the same time chasing each other. | |||
17/05/23 | Hobby | Sonning Eye GPs | 7 | R Price |
12:55 | Possibly 8. Over Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake & Berkshire side of the river too. (Also recorded on Berkshire site). | |||
16/05/23 | Hobby | Otmoor | 4 | M Merritt |
At least 4 hunting around Big Otmoor at dusk. | ||||
16/05/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 20 | S Roby |
13:20 | At least 20 flying around the reserve. | |||
16/05/23 | Hobby | Sarsgrove | 1 | S B Akers |
09:30 | Hunting over Sarsgrove Wood. | |||
15/05/23 | Hobby | Clifton Hampden | 1 | P Law |
11:05 | ||||
11/05/23 | Hobby | Sonning Eye GPs | 2 | R Price |
17:40 | Catching insects north of west end of Redgrave & Pinsent Rowing Lake. | |||
14/05/23 | Hobby | Sonning Eye GPs | 1 | R Price |
13:00 | Catching insects. | |||
14/05/23 | Hobby | Dorchester: River Thames | 1 | M Merritt |
14/05/23 | Hobby | Clifton Hampden | 1 | M Merritt |
12/05/23 | Hobby | Appleford GP | 2 | S Violette |
15:30 | In amongst significant numbers of Swifts and Sand Martins and smaller numbers of Swallows and House Martins. SU517943. | |||
11/05/23 | Hobby | Sonning Eye GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
12:46 | ||||
08/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 3 | M Cunningham |
21:26 | ||||
07/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 3 | M Cunningham |
21:01 | ||||
07/05/23 | Hobby | Sonning Eye GPs | 2 | M F Walford |
14:41 | ||||
06/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 3 | M Cunningham |
19:46 | ||||
05/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 4 | M Clutterbuck |
11:46 | ||||
05/05/23 | Hobby | Sonning Eye GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
15:25 | ||||
05/05/23 | Hobby | Port Meadow | 1 | A Hartley |
04/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 2 | M Cunningham |
23:09 | ||||
04/05/23 | Hobby | Oxford: Walton Manor | 1 | A Hartley |
Over Southmoor Rd this evening hunting House Martins. | ||||
04/05/23 | Hobby | Dix Pit | 1 | S Bradfield |
19:00 | Hawking for insects over NW corner of pit. | |||
03/05/23 | Hobby | Otmoor | 6 | J Taylor |
18:40 | ||||
02/05/23 | Hobby | Devil's Punchbowl | 1 | L Russell |
18:00 | Flew the length of the valley, caught something, ate on the wing. Brilliant. | |||
02/05/23 | Hobby | Appleford: Appleford GP | 2 | G Quinn |
15:00 | m. | |||
02/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 3 | M Cunningham |
17:52 | 2 ad 1 2cy/1st s/p. | |||
02/05/23 | Hobby | Pit 60 | 2 | C Taylor |
15:46 | m f. Far side of lake opposite first hide. SP347102. | |||
01/05/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 2 | M Cunningham |
14:11 | ||||
30/04/23 | Hobby | Otmoor | 1 | J Edwards |
08:42 | Hunting over Greenaways at late dusk. | |||
27/04/23 | Hobby | Wantage: Lark Hill | 1 | G Pascoe |
12:45 | Hunting over fields to the West of track. | |||
26/04/23 | Hobby | Blenheim | 1 | G Casburn |
19:30 | flew low over Queen Pool. | |||
25/04/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 4 | S B Akers |
12:30 | First of Year for me - hunting over the reed beds. | |||
25/04/23 | Hobby | Standlake Pit 60 | 2 | M Cunningham |
15:07 | Foy. | |||
24/04/23 | Hobby | Port Meadow | 1 | A Hartley |
23/04/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | T Baker |
16:30 | Flying over north end of Greenaway's. | |||
20/04/23 | Hobby | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | G Pascoe |
16:05 | Hunting over hedgerows edge of The Closes. | |||
17/04/23 | Hobby | Otmoor | 1 | M J Hubbard |
20:59 | Seen circling high over 1st screen and then Ashvale. | |||
11/04/23 | Hobby | Pixey Mead | 1 | W Horn |
06:45 | First of the season. | |||
10/04/23 | Hobby | Blenheim | 1 | G Casburn |
19:30 | 1 watched for 5 minutes high over the Queen Pool this evening. |