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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/12/20 | Merlin | Ardington | 1 | C MacKenzie |
| 10:08 | Male flying along fenceline of fields in between Lockinge and Ardington. SU428879. | |||
| 26/12/20 | Merlin | South Leigh | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 14:58 | 1 ad male. Superb adult Male buzzing linnet flock. SP411076. | |||
| 19/12/20 | Merlin | Water Eaton | 1 | J Dexter |
| 11:30 | Female type hunting. 15 sec chase of probable Redwing. | |||
| 14/12/20 | Merlin | Stanton Harcourt | 1 | N Suckling |
| 15:30 | Flew across the road by the Fox PH. Probably female going on size - only seen in silhouette. | |||
| 14/12/20 | Merlin | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | I West |
| 15:00 | Ashgrave. | |||
| 02/12/20 | Merlin | Otmoor | 2 | J Dexter |
| 15:30 | An adult male backwards and forwards across reedbed and a brown female/juv type at east end of Greenaways. | |||
| 29/11/20 | Merlin | Childrey: Childrey Field | 1 | M Merritt |
| f. | ||||
| 20/11/20 | Merlin | Northmoor | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 16:19 | Flew south across road on edge of village. | |||
| 20/11/20 | Merlin | Water Eaton | 1 | N Boyd |
| 07:54 | juv. On the ground; ploughed field west of manor. | |||
| 12/11/20 | Merlin | Ditchley: Ditchley Estate | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 11:19 | Cracking bird flew though fields towards manor. Tiny thing so probably Male but not adult so... | |||
| 03/11/20 | Merlin | Otmoor | 1 | J Dexter |
| 17:22 | fem. A female type bird perched on hedge on track to second screen at dusk. | |||
| 26/10/20 | Merlin | Otmoor: Oddington Lane | 1 | S Roby |
| Flew through. | ||||
| 19/10/20 | Merlin | Otmoor: Pill Ground | 1 | S Roby |
| 12:00 | ad male. Spent some time watching birds on the extensive floodwaters before flying off low in search of skylark and pipits. | |||
| 18/10/20 | Merlin | Water Eaton: Middle Farm | 1 | J Dexter |
| 11:00 | In fields east of bridleway to Northfield Farm. Fem/Juv type but probably female as a grey cast to the brown back. | |||
| 16/10/20 | Merlin | Otmoor: North Pill Ground | 1 | J Dexter |
| 18:00 | Female type. | |||
| 20/09/20 | Merlin | Childrey: Childrey Field | 1 | M Merritt |
| 10/09/20 | Merlin | Faringdon | 1 | I West |
| 06:30 | Flew straight through chasing Mipits. Private site in West Oxon. | |||
| 29/03/20 | Merlin | Wantage: Lark Hill | 1 | L Bateman |
| 15:00 | male. | |||
| 08/03/20 | Merlin | Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway | 1 | T Fenton |
| 16:30 | male. Seen twice. First mobbed by three seagulls forced to land on waterside. Then later gliding over water this time ignored by other birds. | |||
| 26/02/20 | Merlin | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 2 | J Dexter |
| 17:27 | Two birds flew south over first screen onto Greenways. One confirmed as female/juvenile type by photos. | |||
| 29/01/20 | Merlin | New Yatt: Merryfield Farm | 1 | J Blakey |
| 15:55 | fem. Flying rapidly West. SP364113. | |||
| 12/01/20 | Merlin | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| f. Female, about 1/2 hour before dusk. Typical Merlin flight style low, fast, zig-zag flight. Appeared to be on the chase but I didn't see the quarry. Appeared to fly South towards the downs without a kill. SU322906. | ||||