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29/12/20BlackcapOxford: East Oxford2A Cheke
14:46
pair. pair in my garden since mid-November.  
29/12/20BlackcapChipping Norton1S B Akers
14:00
ad fem. Feeding on sunflower hearts in our garden - she seems to have taken up residence for the Winter. SP308267.  
29/12/20BlackcapCholsey1S Foster
14:03
On Birdfeeder(fat-balls). SU58.  
28/12/20BlackcapCarterton1K Gillett
16:10
 
28/12/20BlackcapDunsden Green1J Kearns
12:43
m.  
28/12/20BlackcapPlay Hatch1J Kearns
09:55
f.  
27/12/20BlackcapThame 1L Marriner
12:24
juv male. In garden first for the winter. SP715053.  
27/12/20BlackcapWest Challow1M Merritt
m. SU366883.  
26/12/20BlackcapStandlake2M Cunningham
15:01
m and f. Both in my Rack End Garden. Male still at front. Female at feeders in back.  
26/12/20BlackcapChipping Norton1S B Akers
13:00
ad fem. On fat feeder in our garden in The Leys. SP308267.  
25/12/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
14:00
Female, gorging on an apple pinned in hedgerow. SU5985.  
22/12/20BlackcapStandlake1M Cunningham
15:40
m. Remains in my Rack End garden. Still feasting on purple berry Bush.  
21/12/20BlackcapCholsey1S Foster
08:31
male. Feeding from fatball feeder. SU58.  
13/12/20BlackcapEast Challow1M Merritt
m.  
12/12/20BlackcapEast Challow1M Merritt
m. In garden, feasting on fat balls.  
07/12/20BlackcapChipping Norton1S B Akers
09:35
ad fem. The Leys - present for several days now - either winter visitor or overwintering - Blackcaps bred successfully here this year - watched male feeding fledgling in undergrowth at back of garden in the Spring.  
06/12/20BlackcapRadley village1I Elkins
fem.  
06/12/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
10:20
Female, perched in a hawthorn. First of the winter. SU5985.  
05/12/20BlackcapStandlake2M Cunningham
16:16
The Male remains in my Rack Rnd front garden. Monopolising the purple beauty berry Bush. A female has now appeared in the back garden too.  
05/12/20BlackcapStandlake2M Cunningham
16:10
m + f. Male remains in my Rack End front garden. A female now in back garden. Presume avoiding the male who drives other birds away from the Purple Beauty Berry Bush.  
05/12/20BlackcapWantage: Mably Way4B J Walker
14:00
all male. 4 in bushes by Mably Way opposite old canal entry. SU395891.  
21/11/20BlackcapFarmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill2N Truby
 
22/11/20BlackcapFarmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill1A Cheke
19:44
fem.  
22/11/20BlackcapStandlake1M Cunningham
18:09
In my Rack End garden. It likes the American Bush. Purple Beautyberry.  
22/11/20BlackcapWantage Sewage works1M Merritt
f. SU401913.  
21/11/20BlackcapMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course1L Marriner
14:42
 
07/11/20BlackcapFarmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill6N Truby
17:59
3m, 3f.  
11/10/20BlackcapChimney: Chimney Meadows1S Cousins
08:00
 
28/09/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve1J Kearns
15:50
f.  
14/09/20BlackcapMuswell Hill nr Piddington2C W Oram
16:30
 
10/09/20BlackcapFyfield Wick2P Pool
09:34
male. SU413970.  
08/09/20BlackcapSouth Leigh7M Cunningham
12:44
Minimum count with redstart and 2 spot flys.  
07/09/20BlackcapFarmoor Reservoir1S B Akers
15:00
male.  
05/09/20BlackcapChipping Norton1S B Akers
10:00
SP283284.  
31/08/20BlackcapWaterstock: River Thame3N Marriner
07:30
 
31/08/20BlackcapAston Upthorpe1J Taylor
16:55
f.  
22/08/20BlackcapWater Eaton3J Dexter
09:00
 
16/08/20BlackcapLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill7M Merritt
 
16/08/20BlackcapMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course1N Marriner
19:00
 
15/08/20BlackcapWaterstock2N Marriner
08:00
 
15/08/20BlackcapPort Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park1M Doorly
15:20
 
11/08/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve1J Kearns
17:14
m.  
25/07/20BlackcapBlack Bushes8M Merritt
SU401831.  
22/07/20BlackcapFyfield Wick4P Pool
11:43
juv. Family party of at least 4 tacking in Rowan tree. SU413970.  
23/07/20BlackcapAston Upthorpe1J Taylor
17:21
f.  
12/07/20BlackcapCulham3J Taylor
16:22
 
11/07/20BlackcapWaterstock4N Marriner
07:30
 
10/07/20BlackcapBurnt Platt Wood1J Taylor
18:49
m. SU6882.  
28/06/20BlackcapSonning Eye GPs1R C Watts
15:31
Singing.  
26/06/20BlackcapPheonix Trail - Towersey9N Marriner
07:57
SP737048.  
24/06/20BlackcapA417, just E beyond Shortlands Hill1M Amphlett
21:20
Male in song in tree belt, just N of Shortlands Hill. SU5883.  
18/06/20BlackcapChinnor: Cement Works6N Marriner
07:00
 
14/06/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
19:30
Male in song; been silent for a couple of weeks. SU5985.  
15/06/20BlackcapCompton Downs3J Taylor
16:31
m.  
13/06/20BlackcapWolvercote1M Doorly
17:00
fem. Female Blackcap along walkway by Goose Green, Wolvercote. SP492100.  
13/06/20BlackcapWaterstock9N Marriner
07:30
 
11/06/20BlackcapKingston Stert4N Marriner
07:00
 
10/06/20BlackcapBinfield Heath2J Taylor
18:32
m. SU7975.  
09/06/20BlackcapBerrick Salome3J Taylor
11:33
3m 2f.  
07/06/20BlackcapGoring1J Kearns
11:35
m.  
02/06/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve2J Kearns
17:20
m.  
31/05/20BlackcapChipping Norton3S B Akers
10:30
male. A very special moment today watching a male Blackcap feeding a newly fledged chick hiding in the holly at the bottom of our garden. Utterly delightful. Meantime another male singing loudly from neighbouring garden. SP308267.  
29/04/20BlackcapIffley: Iffley Meadows8S Roby
 
30/05/20BlackcapChinnor: Cement Works9N Marriner
08:00
 
29/05/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail9N Marriner
07:00
SP737048.  
28/05/20BlackcapHodcott Down2J Taylor
17:57
m. SU8248.  
26/05/20BlackcapAston Upthorpe3J Taylor
12:28
m.  
25/05/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve2J Kearns
14:05
1 m1 f.  
23/05/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve4J Kearns
11:37
2f 2m.  
20/05/20BlackcapRiver Thames, Cholsey Marsh, north1M Amphlett
07:15
Male singing from woodland nr Bow bridge. SU6086.  
21/05/20BlackcapChipping Norton1S B Akers
07:30
m. Singing from top of white willow tree. SP308267.  
20/05/20BlackcapHorton-cum-Studley17N Marriner
07:30
 
20/05/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve8J Kearns
14:25
5 m 3 f. Some juvenile.  
19/05/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail7N Marriner
22:09
SP737048.  
19/05/20BlackcapHenley Road GPs1R C Watts
15:10
 
18/05/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve1J Kearns
10:38
f.  
18/05/20BlackcapMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course17N Marriner
07:00
 
15/05/20BlackcapRiver Thames, Cholsey Marsh2M Amphlett
08:00
Two males in song, and certainly more around. (female seen nr Ferry Lane end of path (in SU6085). SU5985.  
15/05/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail11N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
14/05/20BlackcapKingston Stert6N Marriner
07:00
 
14/05/20BlackcapWormsley Estate1J Taylor
20:43
m. SU9773.  
14/05/20BlackcapBletchingdon4D Watkinson
08:55
SP496180.  
12/05/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail7N Marriner
07:00
SP737048.  
11/05/20BlackcapMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course9N Marriner
07:15
 
09/05/20BlackcapWarburg Reserve1J Kearns
14:20
m.  
06/05/20BlackcapTowersey -Pheonix Trail9N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
07/05/20BlackcapMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course19N Marriner
07:15
 
07/05/20BlackcapA329 nth of Cholsey1M Amphlett
15:00
Male singing from woodland edge nr Bow bridge. SU6086.  
07/05/20BlackcapFyfield Wick2J Cleeter
14:10
male. Both singing on and off all day and 1 briefly fly catching in garden.  
06/05/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
17:00
Male in song from our hedgerow. SU5985.  
06/05/20BlackcapA329 nth of Cholsey1M Amphlett
19:30
Male calling from woodland edge nr Bow bridge.. SU6086.  
05/05/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail11N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
05/05/20BlackcapStratfield Brake2A Siantonas
07:00
Wonderful dawn chorus walk round Stratfield Brake. Bird song all the way round to the canal and back to entrance. Most birds hidden in leaves and reeds. Blackcap obligingly sang on bare tree.  
04/05/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
19:00
2 x males in song in scrubby vegetation adjacent railway. SU5985.  
04/05/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail9N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
04/05/20BlackcapBix2J Kearns
10:15
 
04/05/20BlackcapBurnt Platt1J Taylor
14:59
m. SU6882.  
04/05/20BlackcapBurnt Platt Wood1J Taylor
14:56
m. SU6882.  
04/05/20BlackcapBurnt Platt Wood1J Taylor
14:54
m. SU6882.  
03/05/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
19:00
Male singing amongst scrubby vegetation adjacent railway. SU5985.  
03/05/20BlackcapOtmoor10S Myers
17:44
 
03/05/20BlackcapFyfield Wick2J Cleeter
06:50
male. 2 returned breeders singing either side of garden.  
02/05/20BlackcapThame allotments 1L Marriner
19:11
SP705052.  
01/05/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail12N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
27/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail12N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
27/04/20BlackcapStratfield Brake1S Myers
19:30
 
27/04/20BlackcapGrimsbury Reservoir3G Porter
09:15
2 Males, 1 female. SP452406.  
26/04/20BlackcapOxford Airport: Campsfield end4S Myers
19:00
 
26/04/20BlackcapChipping Norton1S B Akers
12:00
Singing male. SP308267.  
26/04/20BlackcapWaterstock: River Thame14N Marriner
07:30
 
25/04/20BlackcapBicester10N Truby
14:24
 
25/04/20BlackcapNeal's Shaw2J Taylor
10:30
m&f. SU6882.  
24/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail8N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
22/04/20BlackcapBarcote Cottages, A4201T Hadland
14:43
ad male. Drinking from pond in back garden adjacent to woodland and fields. SU320972.  
23/04/20BlackcapDidcot1W Holden
06:16
SU530886.  
19/04/20BlackcapCholsey, nr Cox's Farm1M Amphlett
11:00
Single male in song in woodland edge, adjacent Cox's Farm. (*2-3 others heard from a distance and closer to Cholsey, in *SU5987). SU594881.  
21/04/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
17:30
2 x males in song, in scrubby area of our site, adjacent railway. SU5985.  
21/04/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
19:30
Male, freshly dead on our pavement, good condition... no evidence of feline kill... window casualty? SU5985.  
21/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail7N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
20/04/20BlackcapThame13N Marriner
07:15
SP709070.  
19/04/20BlackcapSarsgrove3S B Akers
11:00
At least three singing males.  
16/04/20BlackcapThame: Cuttle Brook9N Marriner
07:00
 
17/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail6N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
15/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail11N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
15/04/20BlackcapChipping Norton: Glyme Farm2S B Akers
11:26
 
13/04/20BlackcapSarsgrove2S B Akers
10:30
m. Two singing males.  
10/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail5N Marriner
07:30
SP737048.  
09/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail10N Marriner
07:30
SP737048.  
08/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail6N Marriner
11:12
SP737048.  
07/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail6N Marriner
07:30
SP737048.  
13/04/20BlackcapTowersey - Pheonix Trail7N Marriner
08:00
SP737048.  
12/04/20BlackcapNorthmoor6M Cunningham
19:29
male. SP408022.  
11/04/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
08:30
Male in song on my site. SU5985.  
11/04/20BlackcapCholsey1M Amphlett
07:50
Male in song, from woody-scrub adjacent station. SU5886.  
10/04/20BlackcapChartersfield Wood1J Taylor
17:20
m. SU6882.  
10/04/20BlackcapFyfield Wick1P Pool
09:51
male. First of the year for this site, singing. SU412970.  
10/04/20BlackcapNew Marston: New Marston Meadows8T Evans
 
10/04/20BlackcapSarsgrove4S B Akers
10:30
3m, 1f. Pairing up.  
09/04/20BlackcapJoe White's Lane, Wolvercote1S Goddard
19:30
male. SP490102.  
08/04/20BlackcapCharters field Wood3J Taylor
17:46
2m 1f. SU6882.  
08/04/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
11:00
Male, just about in song. FoY here. SU5985.  
08/04/20BlackcapMarsh Baldon2P Law
10:43
singing males along this green corridor. SU568993.  
08/04/20BlackcapToot Baldon1P Law
09:43
SP567000.  
07/04/20BlackcapBletchingdon 1D Watkinson
19:00
Singing. SP504176.  
07/04/20BlackcapSarsgrove1S B Akers
11:00
m. Singing male - first of this year - very vocal by the brook on edge of Sarsgrove Wood.  
07/04/20BlackcapTokers Green1J Kearns
10:33
m.  
07/04/20BlackcapChiselhampton1P Law
10:00
SU585980.  
06/04/20BlackcapDidcot Moor Ditch1W Lester
10:15
fem. SU522914.  
06/04/20BlackcapWyfold Grange1J Taylor
09:43
Singing intermittently from woodland edge - first of year. SU6882.  
06/04/20BlackcapMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course4L Marriner
08:44
 
04/04/20BlackcapTokers Green2J Kearns
10:10
m & f.  
04/04/20BlackcapMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course7L Marriner
10:32
Singing.  
28/03/20BlackcapRadley GP1I Elkins
heard in song.  
28/03/20BlackcapChinnor1D Stracey
12:15
Female on feeder in the garden, has been a regular since 22nd February.  
26/03/20BlackcapBaulking Pit3M Merritt
FOY. 2 singing males and a female. SU322908.  
26/03/20BlackcapGrimsbury Reservoir1G Blockley
m, singing.  
24/03/20BlackcapFarmoor Reservoir: Lower Whitley Farm1A Cheke
15:27
male. singing along footpath near the farm, first song of the year.  
25/03/20BlackcapCothill1M Merritt
singing male.  
22/03/20BlackcapThame1L Marriner
09:23
male. On feeder first of the year. SP717055.  
19/03/20BlackcapOxford: East Oxford1A Cheke
17:49
usual pair present over winter in Hurst St garden, though not always seen together; female last seen 12th.  
20/03/20BlackcapLockinge1L Bateman
12:00
At least one male singing just S of Orangery bridge. Also a very bizarre bubbling trill call that I couldn’t place - like a cross between Little Grebe and Nuthatch.  
15/03/20BlackcapBanbury1G Blockley
singing male, also heard briefly a few days previously.  
15/03/20BlackcapNew Marston: New Marston Meadows1T Evans
male. FOY. Not in song.  
09/03/20BlackcapWoodstock: Disused railway1B Pomfret
singing.  
23/02/20BlackcapWoodstock: Disused railway1B Pomfret
singing.  
23/02/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
09:15
Male, gorging on apple again. SU5985.  
22/02/20BlackcapChinnor1D Stracey
10:00
Female on feeder in the garden.  
21/02/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
08:00
Male gorging on apples pinned in hedgerow, I should, have continued putting them out! (Blue tits feeding on them as well). SU5985.  
19/02/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
07:20
Male, on an almost empty sfh eeder! Only the second time noted this winter. SU5985.  
17/02/20BlackcapStandlake1A Collieu
09:51
m. In our garden. SP390029.  
06/02/20BlackcapFARMOOR GARDEN1P Butler
15:29
male. SP450070.  
25/01/20BlackcapA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
14:25
Male on an apple pinned in hedgerow, only second sigting this winter. SU5985.  
23/01/20Blackcapfarmoor garden1P Butler
15:10
SP450070.  
21/01/20BlackcapEynsham1S Taylor
09:45
fem. Feeding on cut apples in garden. SP428099.  
15/01/20BlackcapStandlake1M Cunningham
10:10
f. In my garden at Rack End. SP403031.  
14/01/20BlackcapWolvercote, back garden2S Goddard
08:11
one male, one female-type. feeding on fatballs and suet block. SP488097.  
05/01/20BlackcapRadley village1I Elkins
male. Feeding on ivy berries in a suburban garden.