Oxfordshire bird news

Thursday 19th May 2022

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
19/05/22Willow WarblerHarwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory1M Merritt
Probablem. Heard only. Apparent mixed singer. Song bought to mind Iberian Chiffchaff but missing diagnostic notes. Baed on empirical probability Willow Warbler is more likely than Chiffchaff.  
19/05/22Barn OwlBlenheim2G Casburn
08:45
 
19/05/22GoosanderBlenheim1G Casburn
08:45
Female.  
19/05/22Corn BuntingWest Hendred2C MacKenzie
19:32
Singing birds.  
19/05/22Spotted FlycatcherSteventon1C MacKenzie
19:32
 
19/05/22Yellow WagtailWantage: Lark Hill1C MacKenzie
19:32
Singing bird.  
19/05/22GoldcrestBurnt Platt Wood1J Taylor
18:06
m. SU6883.  
19/05/22BuzzardBurnt Platt wood1J Taylor
18:01
SU6883.  
19/05/22WrenBurnt Platt wood1J Taylor
18:01
SU6883.  
19/05/22Long-tailed TitBurnt Platt wood1J Taylor
18:01
SU6883.  
19/05/22BlackcapBurnt Platt wood1J Taylor
18:01
m. SU6883.  
19/05/22ChiffchaffBurnt Platt wood2J Taylor
18:01
m. SU6883.  
19/05/22Willow WarblerBurnt Platt wood1J Taylor
18:01
m. SU6883.  
19/05/22JayBurnt Platt wood1J Taylor
18:01
SU6883.  
19/05/22Great Spotted WoodpeckerBurnt Platt wood1J Taylor
18:01
SU6883.  
19/05/22Reed WarblerHarwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory1M Merritt
Singing male, most unexpected! Sound recording taken.