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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
31/12/20Reed BuntingPlay Hatch1J Kearns
10:40
f.  
30/12/20Reed BuntingKings Lock1A Siantonas
11:00
Perched on a bare branch by side of river.  
28/12/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame13L Marriner
12:09
 
27/12/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve30N Truby
18:25
 
27/12/20Reed BuntingPlay Hatch1J Kearns
10:25
m.  
20/12/20Reed BuntingChimney: Chimney Meadows39M Merritt
39 counted in communal roost, almost certainly more present.  
15/12/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve17J Kearns
09:35
mixture m & f.  
13/12/20Reed BuntingLetcombe Regis1M Merritt
 
01/12/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton3S B Akers
09:00
SP283268.  
27/11/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
08:00
SP283268.  
26/11/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton2S B Akers
09:00
 
22/11/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve50N Truby
Everywhere!  
22/11/20Reed BuntingChimney: Chimney Meadows16M Merritt
Communal roost.  
21/11/20Reed BuntingMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course1L Marriner
14:42
 
15/11/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame1N Marriner
09:30
With Luke M.  
13/11/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton4S B Akers
09:00
SP283268.  
12/11/20Reed BuntingCholsey, nr Hillgreen Farm3M Amphlett
11:00
3 x flushed from field (with pheasant cover-crop) nr Hillgreen Farm. SU589879.  
08/11/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton3S B Akers
11:00
SP283268.  
07/11/20Reed BuntingPusey2M Merritt
 
07/11/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve4S B Akers
14:30
 
07/11/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton3S B Akers
10:00
SP283268.  
05/11/20Reed BuntingWater Eaton1N Boyd
08:30
 
05/11/20Reed BuntingWater Eaton1N Boyd
08:30
 
03/11/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton2S B Akers
09:45
SP283268.  
31/10/20Reed BuntingFarmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill2N Truby
10:15
 
26/10/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve4J Kearns
09:35
m & f.  
24/10/20Reed BuntingLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill3M Merritt
 
17/10/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame2N Marriner
08:30
No public access.  
11/10/20Reed BuntingLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill4M Merritt
 
09/10/20Reed BuntingDevil's Punchbowl4M Merritt
 
01/10/20Reed BuntingChurn3M Violette
11:00
SU507833.  
29/09/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
09:30
SP283268.  
28/09/20Reed BuntingBoars Hill2I West
07:00
S - 1st of autumn.  
24/09/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton2S B Akers
09:30
SP283268.  
19/09/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame3N Marriner
08:00
 
19/09/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
10:30
SP283268.  
17/09/20Reed BuntingYarnton Mead5A Siantonas
09:00
Amongst the reeds along the river bank.  
14/09/20Reed BuntingWater Eaton2J Dexter
08:30
Still breeding. Seen taking food to the nest/static youngster.  
12/09/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
10:00
juv. SP283268.  
31/08/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame2N Marriner
07:30
 
28/08/20Reed BuntingDevil's Punchbowl2M Merritt
 
28/08/20Reed BuntingHeadington: Warneford Hospital1I West
07:45
At least one high over.  
08/08/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton4S B Akers
06:30
SP284268.  
07/08/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton2S B Akers
09:15
fem. SP284268.  
06/08/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton3S B Akers
08:30
1 ad male 2 ad fem. SP284268.  
05/08/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
09:00
ad fem. SP284263.  
04/08/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
09:00
ad fem. SP283268.  
31/07/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton4S B Akers
07:30
SP283268.  
31/07/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton4S B Akers
07:30
SP283268.  
20/07/20Reed BuntingOtmoor2M Doorly
17:00
 
25/07/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
17:40
male. Feeding on bulrush heads. SP284268.  
19/07/20Reed BuntingDevil's Punchbowl1M Merritt
 
15/07/20Reed BuntingAppleford: Appleford GP2R C Watts
09:15
m/f.  
12/07/20Reed BuntingCulham1J Taylor
16:22
 
11/07/20Reed BuntingWaterstock11N Marriner
07:30
 
04/07/20Reed BuntingYarnton Mead10A Siantonas
16:00
Flitting in and out of reeds and shrubs by riverbank as well as flying to and from long grass in middle of meadow.  
03/07/20Reed BuntingOtmoor1A Chambers
19:00
 
26/06/20Reed BuntingPheonix Trail - Towersey1N Marriner
07:57
SP737048.  
13/06/20Reed BuntingWaterstock18N Marriner
07:30
 
11/06/20Reed BuntingKingston Stert2N Marriner
07:00
 
07/06/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton4S B Akers
10:00
m. SP283268.  
03/06/20Reed BuntingChipping Norton1S B Akers
09:30
m. SP297276.  
30/05/20Reed BuntingOtmoor1W Holden
15:35
 
29/05/20Reed BuntingTowersey - Pheonix Trail1N Marriner
07:00
SP737048.  
27/05/20Reed BuntingGrafton Lock4W Holden
09:52
buzzing about in reed beds.  
25/05/20Reed BuntingBaulking Pit9M Merritt
SU322908.  
26/05/20Reed BuntingKelmscot: Kelmscott Manor4W Holden
13:07
 
20/05/20Reed BuntingRiver Thames, Cholsey Marsh3M Amphlett
08:15
Single male in riverside trees, then a pair on the west side of the path. SU6085.  
19/05/20Reed BuntingTowersey - Pheonix Trail1N Marriner
22:09
SP737048.  
19/05/20Reed BuntingCholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve4W Holden
14:53
 
15/05/20Reed BuntingTowersey - Pheonix Trail1N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
14/05/20Reed BuntingKingston Stert2N Marriner
07:00
 
10/05/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame13N Marriner
07:30
 
07/05/20Reed BuntingIffley: Iffley Meadows3A Cheke
At least 3 singing males in scrub & reedbed behind Isis pub.  
24/04/20Reed BuntingIffley: Iffley Meadows2S Roby
male and female present and expected to breed.  
26/04/20Reed BuntingTadpole Bridge To Shifford Lock1R Parsons
19:26
SP356003.  
26/04/20Reed BuntingChimney: Chimney Meadows17M Merritt
 
26/04/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame13N Marriner
07:30
 
24/04/20Reed BuntingTowersey - Pheonix Trail1N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
21/04/20Reed BuntingTowersey - Pheonix Trail1N Marriner
07:15
SP737048.  
20/04/20Reed BuntingThame1N Marriner
07:15
SP709070.  
16/04/20Reed BuntingThame: Cuttle Brook3N Marriner
07:00
 
16/04/20Reed BuntingCornwell Estate1S B Akers
11:00
male. SP283268.  
12/04/20Reed BuntingCornwell Marsh2S B Akers
11:30
pair. SP283268.  
09/04/20Reed BuntingPort Meadow1I West
18:30
 
02/04/20Reed BuntingOtmoor40D Murdoch
18:19
feeding on footpath by RSPB centre. Mainly males; never seen so many so close together.  
08/04/20Reed BuntingStandlake: Standlake Common6A Collieu
19:13
3m3f. A regular group who have been coming to the garden for several weeks now feeding on the ground with chaffinches etc.  
08/04/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
13:00
Male, foraging spilt seed, daily regulars (Brimstone, Orange-tip, Holly blue, flitting around). SU5985.  
07/04/20Reed BuntingBletchingdon 1D Watkinson
19:00
More like Yellowhammer territory, singing from hedge near ditch. SP504176.  
05/04/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
14:00
Male, foraging spilt seeds. SU5985.  
05/04/20Reed BuntingEast Challow4M Merritt
 
04/04/20Reed BuntingEast Challow1M Merritt
 
04/04/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
12:15
2 x males foraging spilt seed. SU5985.  
02/04/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
15:20
2 x males, foraging spilt seeds. SU5985.  
01/04/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
15:00
Two males simultaneously on sfh feeder; there appears to be a third bird here, all distinguished by different head markings. SU5985.  
31/03/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
13:54
Male, on sfh feeder. (2nd bird, two mins later!). SU5985.  
31/03/20Reed BuntingPort Meadow1M Southwell
09:44
SP498079.  
30/03/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
13:00
2 x different males, on sep. visits. SU5985.  
29/03/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
13:15
Male, foraging beneath feeders. SU5985.  
26/03/20Reed BuntingBaulking Pit8M Merritt
SU322908.  
25/03/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
12:00
Male on sfh feeder (with 3 Goldfinches). SU5985.  
24/03/20Reed BuntingLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill1M Merritt
 
23/03/20Reed BuntingCothill2M Merritt
 
20/03/20Reed BuntingWantage: Yew Down1M Merritt
m.  
16/03/20Reed BuntingOtmoor30S B Akers
16:00
16 male; 14 fem. In large group of buntings and finches close by Wetlands Watch Hide.  
09/03/20Reed BuntingFyfield Wick2J Cleeter
20:05
Both males ground feeding on seed in garden.  
05/03/20Reed BuntingAsthall1M Merritt
SP290127.  
06/03/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve25J Kearns
09:39
m & f.  
04/03/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve5R C Watts
11:10
Plus.  
29/02/20Reed BuntingNew Marston: New Marston Meadows1T Evans
In song - first returning bird after winter absence.  
25/02/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
09:30
On feeder, in hedgerow, closer than usual, a female. What subtlely smart birds they are! SU5985.  
23/02/20Reed BuntingSparsholt: Sparsholt Firs/Tower2M Merritt
 
16/02/20Reed BuntingBaulking Pit2M Merritt
SU322908.  
14/02/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
09:00
Male on sfh feeder. SU5985.  
10/02/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
09:00
Male foraging around feeders blown out of the hedgerow during the storm. SU5985.  
09/02/20Reed BuntingWaterstock: River Thame2L Marriner
12:17
 
04/02/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
09:00
Male, perched high in hedgerow. SU5985.  
02/02/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
12:00
2 x males - foraging on a pile of seeds I spilt, along with myriad Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch and a few House Sparrows. SU5985.  
27/01/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford2M Amphlett
09:40
Not seen for a couple of weeks. Both on seeder spill-tray, looking like 'winter' males. SU5985.  
20/01/20Reed BuntingOtmoor: RSPB reserve24J Kearns
11:21
m & f.  
08/01/20Reed BuntingHenley Road GPs1J Kearns
11:15
m.  
08/01/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
08:45
Male, amongst the Chaffinches. SU5985.  
05/01/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
10:24
Male, briefly. SU5985.  
04/01/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
15:00
Male on feeder. SU5985.  
03/01/20Reed BuntingA329 near Moulsford1M Amphlett
10:00
Winter male in hedge and on sfh feeder. SU5985.