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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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31/12/23 | Sparrowhawk | East Challow | 1 | J Elkin |
11:30 | femame. Saw 4 times hunting along canal between East Challow and Xantage. | |||
14/12/23 | Sparrowhawk | Stoke Row | 1 | J Taylor |
13:30 | m. | |||
10/12/23 | Sparrowhawk | Wantage Sewage Farm | 1 | M Merritt |
SU401914. | ||||
13/12/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
21:25 | Hunting over tree canopy. | |||
03/12/23 | Sparrowhawk | A329 near Moulsford | 1 | M Amphlett |
12:00 | Flew into a Sycamore, perched for 30 seconds, then flew N. Smallish, so presumed male. SU5985. | |||
25/11/23 | Sparrowhawk | Otmoor | 1 | A Cheke |
10:48 | ||||
23/11/23 | Sparrowhawk | West Ginge: West Ginge Down | 1 | J Blunt |
11:00 | ||||
15/11/23 | Sparrowhawk | Nuneham Courtenay: Nuneham Courtenay Arboretum | 2 | J Cleeter |
13:45 | fem. On the soar at the same time. | |||
11/11/23 | Sparrowhawk | Cote | 1 | M Cunningham |
17:01 | Seen occasionally since floods. Another bop that spooks the feeding golden plover. | |||
26/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
11:00 | ||||
25/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
11:00 | Hunting over tree canopy of Chastleton Wood. | |||
25/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Ardley ERF Lagoon | 1 | G Casburn |
14:00 | ||||
23/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
11:00 | male. Flew at tree top height along edge of beech trees before swooping in spectacular pursuit of Chaffinch. | |||
22/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Waterstock | 1 | N Marriner |
09:00 | ||||
22/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Fyfield Wick | 2 | J Cleeter |
10:00 | M&F both through garden hunting. | |||
16/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Moulsford, Halfpenny Lane | 1 | M Amphlett |
13:30 | Female very low across road, heading E, nr junction with A417. SU575839. | |||
14/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Ardington Village | 1 | M Merritt |
SU428886. | ||||
08/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | A329 near Moulsford | 1 | M Amphlett |
15:30 | Soaring above the close, being harassed by a Rook, seemed rather small by comp, so assume a male. SU5985. | |||
08/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | White Horse Hill: Dragon Hill | 1 | G Goldsmith |
19:47 | fem. SU296870. | |||
07/10/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chilton: Chilton Downs | 1 | J Blunt |
18:00 | m. | |||
24/09/23 | Sparrowhawk | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
13:36 | ||||
09/09/23 | Sparrowhawk | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | L Russell |
06:30 | Chasing a starling low across the course. | |||
30/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory | 2 | M Merritt |
Nest with at least 2 juvs - feels late! | ||||
29/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Carterton/Alvescot | 1 | M Cunningham |
12:13 | Usual bird hunting the muckheap. SP275059. | |||
28/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Oxford: Aston's Eyot | 1 | B Pomfret |
male. | ||||
21/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Rotherfield Greys | 1 | R C Watts |
17:19 | f. Seen in tree from path. SU730826. | |||
19/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Waterstock: River Thame | 1 | N Marriner |
08:00 | ||||
17/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
19:00 | fem. | |||
17/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill | 1 | M Merritt |
16/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chilton: Chilton Downs | 1 | J Blunt |
11:00 | ||||
12/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Freeland: Broad Marsh Wood | 2 | G Pascoe |
19:30 | Pair have been present for past 5 days, calling consistently throughout the day. This behaviour has now been observed at this site during the second week of Aug for the past three years in a row. Besides this, Sparrowhawk remain infrequent visitors to Broadmarsh Woods. (I would love to know if this type of behaviour is seen anywhere else). | |||
06/08/23 | Sparrowhawk | Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill | 1 | M Merritt |
23/07/23 | Sparrowhawk | Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill | 1 | M Merritt |
female with prey. | ||||
11/07/23 | Sparrowhawk | Oxford: Iffley Road | 1 | B Pomfret |
20/06/23 | Sparrowhawk | Churn | 1 | H Wright |
13:00 | Seemed to be mobbed by Grey Wagtail. | |||
19/05/23 | Sparrowhawk | Tar Lakes, Rushy Common | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:30 | male. | |||
11/05/23 | Sparrowhawk | Blenheim | 1 | G Casburn |
10:00 | Male. | |||
02/05/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chimney: Chimney Meadows | 1 | M Merritt |
f. | ||||
30/04/23 | Sparrowhawk | A329 near Moulsford | 1 | M Amphlett |
09:00 | Female discovered [by my other halfl] on a Collared Dove. Flew off, but must have returned later, as carcass not there when I got home, just three piles of feathers. SU5985. | |||
15/04/23 | Sparrowhawk | Wether Down | 1 | M Merritt |
SU442836. | ||||
11/04/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
11:30 | ad fem. SP297266. | |||
06/04/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
14:00 | ad fem. | |||
03/04/23 | Sparrowhawk | Oxford: Aston's Eyot | 1 | B Pomfret |
01/04/23 | Sparrowhawk | Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane | 1 | T Baker |
16:30 | male. | |||
30/03/23 | Sparrowhawk | Fyfield Wick | 1 | J Cleeter |
19:00 | male. | |||
28/03/23 | Sparrowhawk | Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane | 1 | T Baker |
16:30 | ||||
21/03/23 | Sparrowhawk | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | S B Akers |
15:00 | ad fem. | |||
19/03/23 | Sparrowhawk | Blenheim | 1 | M Hunt |
08:45 | ||||
12/03/23 | Sparrowhawk | Farmoor village | 1 | R C Watts |
12:05 | On way back. | |||
10/03/23 | Sparrowhawk | Sparsholt: Ridgeway | 1 | J Blunt |
17:15 | ||||
02/03/23 | Sparrowhawk | Warburg Reserve | 1 | J Kearns |
15:00 | f. | |||
27/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Fyfield Wick | 1 | J Cleeter |
17:40 | male. Through the Greenfinch roost. | |||
28/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | A329 near Moulsford | 1 | M Amphlett |
10:05 | Juv male flew through, perched in a sycamore for 30 sec's, really good view, but face obscure by a branch, then flew. Put everything here to flight! SU5985. | |||
26/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Chimney: Chimney Meadows | 1 | J Taylor |
20/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Dorchester-on-Thames, Old Henley Road | 1 | M Amphlett |
10:50 | Sat atop hedgerow, S side of rd, just past the water treatment works. From the car, caught my eye... turned back and stopped to try and get a pic, but flew. Seemed like a very large Sprawk; long barred upper tail, blotchy brown back... dropped low, and then flew very fast across the field. SU582936. | |||
18/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Rushy Common | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:00 | male. | |||
16/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Northmoor | 1 | J Cleeter |
12:20 | male. Using my car as a decoy to flush birds from the hedgerow whilst flying low in the ditch in front of me. Seen this quite a lot lately. Such clever birds. | |||
16/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Newbridge | 1 | J Cleeter |
12:20 | fem. | |||
14/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Lains Barn Road | 1 | J Cleeter |
10:30 | male. | |||
13/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | S B Akers |
15:00 | male. Trying to take a Snipe as it flew in beside reed bed - Snipe eluded easily. | |||
11/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Standlake Pit 60 | 1 | M Cunningham |
18:49 | beating up the tiny Starling murmuration. | |||
10/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Fyfield: A420 | 2 | J Cleeter |
11:00 | fem. Imm & Adult. | |||
06/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Ewelme | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:30 | fem. | |||
05/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Tubney | 1 | J Cleeter |
16:00 | male. Attacking bird feeders in gardens. | |||
05/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Fyfield: A420 | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:05 | fem. | |||
04/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Lower Windrush Valley GPs | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:00 | fem. Immature. | |||
07/02/23 | Sparrowhawk | Nettlebed | 1 | R C Watts |
12:45 | Seen from Cheese Shed car park over. | |||
29/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Northmoor Lock | 1 | J Cleeter |
14:30 | male. | |||
24/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Garford | 1 | J Cleeter |
16:00 | fem. Sub-Adult hunting winter thrushes. | |||
19/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Oxford: Aston's Eyot | 1 | S Goddard |
14:30 | ||||
19/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Cholsey | 1 | J Taylor |
13:04 | ||||
18/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Lower Shiplake | 1 | R C Watts |
15:15 | SU775791. | |||
17/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Fyfield Wick | 2 | J Cleeter |
16:00 | Male hunting finches and female hunting thrushes at dusk. | |||
16/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Woodstock: Glyme valley | 2 | G Casburn |
10:00 | ||||
14/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Foxholes Reserve | 2 | J Cleeter |
14:00 | M&F. | |||
14/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Boarstall | 1 | C W Oram |
13:00 | SP618150. | |||
13/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Lambourn: Red Barn | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:35 | fem. | |||
06/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Fyfield Wick | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:30 | fem. Hunting. | |||
02/01/23 | Sparrowhawk | Churn | 1 | J Cleeter |
15:00 | fem. Sub-Adult hunting for thrushes in hedgerow. |