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Thursday 2nd December 2021

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
02/12/21	Starling	Baulking Pit	1000	M Merritt
	Dusk. Approx 650 together and several smaller groups. Obviously a roost somewhere in the area but not in the immediate vicinity of the pit. SU322908.
02/12/21	Merlin	Otmoor: RSPB reserve	1	S Roby
20:03	Flew W-E over the northern reservoir during the evening roost. Seemed to drop low across Flood where thousands of starlings were pouring in.
02/12/21	Herring Gull	Baulking Pit	10	M Merritt
	Modest roost. SU322909.
02/12/21	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Baulking Pit	900	M Merritt
	Modest roost. SU322909.
02/12/21	Black-headed Gull	Baulking Pit	650	M Merritt
	Modest roost. SU322909.
02/12/21	Yellow-legged Gull	Baulking Pit	5	M Merritt
	SU322909.
02/12/21	Common Gull	Baulking Pit	10	M Merritt
	SU322909.
02/12/21	Water Rail	Baulking Pit	1	M Merritt
	SU322909.
02/12/21	Redwing	Fyfield Wick	10	J Cleeter
16:25	Dropped in to roost.
02/12/21	Red Kite	Fyfield Wick	1	J Cleeter
16:25	Dropped in and appeared to go to roost in conifer near my garden, which is a 1st.
02/12/21	Reed Bunting	Fyfield Wick	12	J Cleeter
16:20	At least flying over garden to roost in reed bed at 1st Lake.
02/12/21	Fieldfare	Fyfield Wick	46	J Cleeter
16:20	Flew NW at dusk.
02/12/21	Greenfinch	Fyfield Wick	146	J Cleeter
16:10	Counted into roost. Highest count so far in the couple of winters the roost has been there !
02/12/21	Sparrowhawk	Fyfield Wick	1	J Cleeter
16:10	male. Now a daily event at roost time giving great views.
02/12/21	Lesser Redpoll	Fyfield Wick	1	J Cleeter
16:10	Flew West calling.
02/12/21	Siskin	Fyfield Wick	2	J Cleeter
15:50	At least 2 with Greenfinch at roost time.
02/12/21	Brambling	Fyfield Wick	1	J Cleeter
15:50	fem. Associating with Chaffinch and probably roosted with them.
02/12/21	Sparrowhawk	Longworth	2	J Cleeter
11:45	Female stooped on small flock of Redwing narrowly missing one. Male through hunting by Church.
02/12/21	Siskin	Longworth	3	J Cleeter
11:45	Over calling by Church.
02/12/21	Brambling	Chinnor	2	D Stracey
11:00	Pair briefly in the garden before flying south.
02/12/21	Meadow Pipit	Neal's Farm	3	J Taylor
14:47	SU6893.
02/12/21	Nuthatch	Neal's Farm	2	J Taylor
14:47	SU6893.
02/12/21	Buzzard	Neal's Farm	1	J Taylor
14:47	SU6893.
02/12/21	Raven	Neal's Farm	2	J Taylor
14:47	SU6893.
02/12/21	Linnet	Neal's Farm	2	J Taylor
14:47	m&f. SU6893.
02/12/21	Brambling	Neal's Farm	1	J Taylor
14:47	f. SU6893.
02/12/21	Fieldfare	Neal's Farm	2	J Taylor
14:47	SU6893.
02/12/21	RED-BREASTED GOOSE	Otmoor	2	J Dexter
13:34	On Big Otmoor - western end.
02/12/21	Snipe	Pixey Mead	2	A Siantonas
09:15	Flushed as I walked on Mead.
02/12/21	CATTLE EGRET	Godstow	9	A Siantonas
09:00	Still present as reported over last few days. In field south of Wolvercote - Wytham road on Wytham side of A34. Amongst a herd of cattle. SP481090.
02/12/21	Goldfinch	A329 near Moulsford	10	M Amphlett
09:45	On sfh feeders. SU5985.
02/12/21	Redwing	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:05	Taking haw's, first of the winter here. SU5985.
02/12/21	Chaffinch	A329 near Moulsford	15	M Amphlett
09:00	8 x m, 7 x f, all foraging on lawns, quite possibly a few more in hedges. Numbers growing nicely. SU5985.
02/12/21	Brambling	Blenheim	3	G Casburn
08:00
02/12/21	Egyptian Goose	Blenheim	2	G Casburn
08:00
02/12/21	Little Egret	Blenheim	2	G Casburn
08:00
02/12/21	Great White Egret	Blenheim	2	G Casburn
08:00
02/12/21	Caspian Gull	Blenheim	1	G Casburn
08:00	Same 4th winter bird briefly this morning before flying south.

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Thursday 2nd December 2021

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