Oxfordshire bird news

Tuesday 30th November 2021

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
30/11/21Barn OwlSomerton1N Truby
05:11
 
30/11/21Yellow-legged GullUpper Cherwell Valley11G Blockley
Plus the possible YLGxHerring hybrid.  
30/11/21Caspian GullUpper Cherwell Valley8G Blockley
3 first winter, 2 second winter, 2 third winter and 1 adult (some birds recorded by Martin Elliott).  
30/11/21SparrowhawkFyfield Wick1J Cleeter
15:20
male. Awesome hunting for 2nd time in a few days at Greenfinch roost with some incredible attempts including a vertical climb at high speed to try and grab one from a tree top which I’ve never seen before.  
30/11/21GreenfinchFyfield Wick80J Cleeter
15:20
c80 into roost tonight adjacent to my garden.  
30/11/21SiskinFyfield Wick3J Cleeter
15:20
Ground feeding on seed in garden.  
30/11/21BramblingFyfield Wick1J Cleeter
15:20
fem. Female flew in, picked up on call. sat on tree top in garden, associating with mixed finch flock.  
30/11/21BramblingChinnor: Cement Works1D Stracey
10:00
Male at the southern end of Lake2b.  
30/11/21BlackcapChinnor: Cement Works2D Stracey
10:00
Male and female at the southern end of Lake2b.  
30/11/21PochardChinnor: Cement Works3D Stracey
10:00
1 male 2 female Lake 2b.  
30/11/21TealChinnor: Cement Works78D Stracey
10:00
Lake 2b.  
30/11/21Song ThrushNeal's Shaw2J Taylor
18:16
SU6882.  
30/11/21LITTLE AUKFarmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill Lock1J Dexter
14:10
Near the weir.  
30/11/21ScaupSonning Eye GPs1M F Walford
13:13
1w drk.  
30/11/21MagpieA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
08:40
On lawns. SU5985.  
30/11/21Red KiteA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
08:40
Passed through, scouting lawns for scraps. Not many around of recent. SU5985.  
30/11/21BlackbirdA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
08:40
1st winter male in a hawthorn. SU5985.  
30/11/21StarlingA329 near Moulsford6M Amphlett
08:40
Flew into a sycamore, several more overflew/nearby. SU5985.  
30/11/21WoodpigeonA329 near Moulsford7M Amphlett
08:40
5 x in a sycamore, 2 x on lawns. SU5985.