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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/12/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322909. | ||||
| 06/12/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 22/11/20 | Barn Owl | Buckland | 1 | M Merritt |
| 19/11/20 | Barn Owl | Downs near Churn | 1 | S Parrott |
| 16:30 | hunting along field margins and bridleway hedgerow. SU522825. | |||
| 12/11/20 | Barn Owl | River Thames: nr Sandford-on-Thames | 2 | B Pomfret |
| 17:00 | Hunting on the meadows next to the river. Possibly a third on the next field (it may have been one of the original pair). | |||
| 08/11/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 25/10/20 | Barn Owl | Thame | 1 | L Marriner |
| 05:17 | Seen hunting along the A4129. SP732063. | |||
| 07/10/20 | Barn Owl | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
| 18:30 | Hunting over the marsh near Cornwell (successfully). SP283268. | |||
| 21/09/20 | Barn Owl | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | L Marriner |
| 20:51 | ||||
| 16/09/20 | Barn Owl | Headington | 1 | I West |
| 01:45 | Nocmig record. Very low over recorder. Slightly unexpected over my Headington garden... | |||
| 27/08/20 | Barn Owl | Rousham | 1 | B Pomfret |
| 28/08/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking: A417 turn | 1 | M Merritt |
| 23/08/20 | Barn Owl | Muswell Hill nr Piddington | 1 | N Truby |
| 09:30 | ||||
| 29/07/20 | Barn Owl | Buckland Warren | 1 | M Merritt |
| 05/05/20 | Barn Owl | Islip | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 20:05 | Flew over B4027 after dark. SP5314. | |||
| 11/07/20 | Barn Owl | Waterstock | 1 | N Marriner |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 10/07/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking | 1 | M Merritt |
| 26/06/20 | Barn Owl | Weston-on-the-Green: Stonehouse Farm | 1 | D Watkinson |
| 21:30 | ||||
| 24/06/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 23/06/20 | Barn Owl | Lands End nr Farnborough | 1 | M Merritt |
| 23/06/20 | Barn Owl | Wantage: Chain Hill | 1 | M Merritt |
| 14/06/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking | 1 | M Merritt |
| 14/06/20 | Barn Owl | Childrey: Childrey Field | 1 | M Merritt |
| 10/06/20 | Barn Owl | Buckland Warren | 1 | M Merritt |
| Hunting along woodland edge. | ||||
| 04/06/20 | Barn Owl | Wether Down | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU438840. | ||||
| 04/06/20 | Barn Owl | Lands End nr Farnborough | 1 | M Merritt |
| 30/05/20 | Barn Owl | Yarnton | 1 | N Suckling |
| 05:00 | ||||
| 28/05/20 | Barn Owl | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | L Marriner |
| 04:31 | ||||
| 28/05/20 | Barn Owl | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | L Marriner |
| 04:31 | ||||
| 26/05/20 | Barn Owl | South Leigh | 1 | R W Catling |
| 20:15 | ||||
| 21/05/20 | Barn Owl | Wether Down | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU434843. | ||||
| 12/05/20 | Barn Owl | South Leigh | 1 | R W Catling |
| 19:45 | ||||
| 10/05/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 09/05/20 | Barn Owl | Thame | 2 | L Marriner |
| 22:14 | One bird hunting and a dead bird in the fields. SP718066. | |||
| 07/05/20 | Barn Owl | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | N Marriner |
| 07:15 | ||||
| 07/05/20 | Barn Owl | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | L Marriner |
| 21:33 | ||||
| 07/05/20 | Barn Owl | Clifton Hampden | 1 | A Edgar |
| 21:15 | ||||
| 06/05/20 | Barn Owl | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | L Marriner |
| 20:43 | ||||
| 03/05/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322909. | ||||
| 02/05/20 | Barn Owl | South Leigh | 1 | R W Catling |
| 19:00 | ||||
| 03/05/20 | Barn Owl | Towersey | 2 | M P Mckeown |
| 20:30 | Along Phoenix Trail. SP736047. | |||
| 23/04/20 | Barn Owl | Eynsham: A40 roundabout | 1 | R Parsons |
| 05:40 | Flying adjacent to the A40 opposite Tesco Express. | |||
| 22/04/20 | Barn Owl | East Challow | 1 | M Merritt |
| 23/04/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking | 1 | M Merritt |
| 16/04/20 | Barn Owl | Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course | 1 | L Marriner |
| 19:57 | ||||
| 05/04/20 | Barn Owl | Ambrosden | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 21:45 | flushed from roadside tree. The seventh I have had in Oxfordshire in 5 weeks, and I am not a resident; is someone releasing them?? SP601203. | |||
| 02/04/20 | Barn Owl | Whitecross Green Wood | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 20:00 | flushed off roadside tree. SP606146. | |||
| 02/04/20 | Barn Owl | Beckley | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 19:30 | flew through village. | |||
| 31/03/20 | Barn Owl | Otmoor | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 16:30 | Flying over access road just N of Beckley. | |||
| 05/04/20 | Barn Owl | Fyfield Wick | 1 | J Cleeter |
| 23:45 | Called overhead several times @23:45. | |||
| 05/04/20 | Barn Owl | Waterstock: River Thame | 2 | L Marriner |
| 09:55 | ||||
| 02/04/20 | Barn Owl | East Challow | 1 | M Merritt |
| 04/04/20 | Barn Owl | Hornton | 1 | M Prentice |
| 06:38 | Flew over courtyard at home. SP381455. | |||
| 23/03/20 | Barn Owl | Water Eaton | 2 | S Goddard |
| 18:00 | Two sightings within minutes of each other, some distance apart. Fairly confident they were different birds. SP516121. | |||
| 25/03/20 | Barn Owl | Port Meadow | 1 | A Hartley |
| 24/03/20 | Barn Owl | Port Meadow | 1 | A Hartley |
| Per Ollie Padget. | ||||
| 22/03/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 22/03/20 | Barn Owl | Port Meadow | 1 | A Hartley |
| 19/03/20 | Barn Owl | Water Eaton | 1 | S Goddard |
| 17:00 | Hunting methodically but unsuccessfully. SP514121. | |||
| 18/03/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322909. | ||||
| 18/03/20 | Barn Owl | Sparsholt: Sparsholt Firs/Tower | 1 | M Merritt |
| 17/03/20 | Barn Owl | Warborough | 1 | P Law |
| 17:42 | Along A329 approx half mile north of village. SU599953. | |||
| 16/03/20 | Barn Owl | Otmoor | 1 | S B Akers |
| 16:00 | ||||
| 15/03/20 | Barn Owl | Churchill Grounds Farm | 1 | S B Akers |
| 16:00 | SP283257. | |||
| 13/03/20 | Barn Owl | Woodstock: Perdiswell Farm | 1 | B Pomfret |
| Daylight hunting. | ||||
| 14/03/20 | Barn Owl | Mansmoor Lane Charlton on Otmoor | 1 | B Batchelor |
| 15:34 | SP557171. | |||
| 10/03/20 | Barn Owl | Fyfield Wick | 1 | P Pool |
| 21:00 | Took small prey item from road verge. SU403964. | |||
| 13/03/20 | Barn Owl | Fyfield Wick | 1 | J Cleeter |
| 06:50 | Crossed road heading NW adjacent to A415. | |||
| 12/03/20 | Barn Owl | Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park | 1 | E Stroud |
| 17:50 | Barn owl seen hunting at dusk. Northern area of Burgess field. Seen previously on Tuesday at around the same time. | |||
| 06/03/20 | Barn Owl | Wantage: Lattin Down | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 17:15 | Hunting on N slope of Lattin Down almost next to the road. My THIRD in an hour in southern Oxfordshire - wow! SU334029. | |||
| 06/03/20 | Barn Owl | Aston | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 16:50 | Seen briefly hunting just S of B4449 just W of Aston. SU334029. | |||
| 06/03/20 | Barn Owl | Bampton: Great Brook | 1 | D Murdoch |
| 16:19 | Hunting along canal very close to the Whoopers. SU352018. | |||
| 10/03/20 | Barn Owl | Cornwell | 1 | S B Akers |
| 17:45 | Hunting over the marsh and along hedges - swooped down and settled close - huge size of head to rest of body very apparent at such close quarters. Wonderful. SP283263. | |||
| 10/03/20 | Barn Owl | Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park | 1 | E Stroud |
| 17:45 | Barn Owl seen hunting at dusk at the north end of Burgess field reserve. | |||
| 08/03/20 | Barn Owl | Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I | 1 | T Fenton |
| 15:30 | In full view, bright sunshine confidently searching area between Farmoor 1 and river. | |||
| 08/03/20 | Barn Owl | Rushy Common | 3 | J Hicks |
| 21:27 | A lone male appeared hunting around the reeds at North end near the car park screen at 5pm, while a pair were sitting in the owl box on the far shore. | |||
| 08/03/20 | Barn Owl | Childrey: Childrey Field | 2 | M Merritt |
| 08/03/20 | Barn Owl | Sparsholt: Sparsholt Firs/Tower | 1 | M Merritt |
| 08/03/20 | Barn Owl | Chinnor: Chinnor Hill | 1 | J March |
| 07:47 | SU751995. | |||
| 07/03/20 | Barn Owl | Bablockhythe | 1 | J Cleeter |
| 17:40 | Hunting field opposite the Ferryman Inn & caught a vole. | |||
| 07/03/20 | Barn Owl | Didcot | 1 | M Merritt |
| 00:25 | SU500889. | |||
| 05/03/20 | Barn Owl | Bampton | 1 | T Warne |
| 07:23 | Hunting, it was also active the morning before at the same time. SP300028. | |||
| 04/03/20 | Barn Owl | Stratfield Brake | 1 | D J Evans |
| 19:17 | ||||
| 01/03/20 | Barn Owl | Road between Islip and Merton | 3 | A Nightingale |
| 19:16 | Three different barn owls quartering the ditches and hedgerows as drove between Islip and Merton.Time 1600-1610.Fourth bird seen just outside Marsh Gibbon (Bucks) at 1620.All out in very good daylight.Amazing! SP548156. | |||
| 01/03/20 | Barn Owl | Uffington | 1 | M Merritt |
| 01/03/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking | 2 | M Merritt |
| 29/02/20 | Barn Owl | Worton | 1 | N Suckling |
| 08:22 | ||||
| 28/02/20 | Barn Owl | Over Norton: Over Norton Park | 1 | S B Akers |
| 17:35 | Hunting at dusk. | |||
| 29/02/20 | Barn Owl | Roke | 1 | P Law |
| 16:55 | SU628934. | |||
| 19/02/20 | Barn Owl | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | S Roby |
| hunting the reeds as it has so often since the reeds were cut and water levels raised a few weeks ago. | ||||
| 16/02/20 | Barn Owl | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | S Roby |
| hunting the reeds along with hen and marsh harriers. | ||||
| 11/02/20 | Barn Owl | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | S Roby |
| 26/02/20 | Barn Owl | Near Water Eaton | 1 | S Goddard |
| 17:00 | Being mobbed by Carrion Crow! SP506116. | |||
| 23/02/20 | Barn Owl | Sparsholt: Sparsholt Firs/Tower | 2 | M Merritt |
| 23/02/20 | Barn Owl | Radley GP | 1 | I Elkins |
| Hunting at dusk. | ||||
| 16/02/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 16/02/20 | Barn Owl | East Challow | 1 | M Merritt |
| 16/02/20 | Barn Owl | Childrey | 1 | M Merritt |
| 15/02/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 02/02/20 | Barn Owl | Enslow: Enslow Bridge | 1 | B Pomfret |
| 31/01/20 | Barn Owl | Cassington | 1 | N Suckling |
| 07:55 | ||||
| 30/01/20 | Barn Owl | Devil's Punchbowl | 1 | M Merritt |
| 25/01/20 | Barn Owl | Chipping Norton | 1 | S B Akers |
| 16:30 | Hunting at dusk in field alongside road between Churchill and Chipping Norton. | |||
| 21/01/20 | Barn Owl | Toot Baldon | 1 | P Law |
| 16:58 | SP572009. | |||
| 20/01/20 | Barn Owl | Otmoor: RSPB reserve | 1 | J Kearns |
| 07:45 | ||||
| 18/01/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 18/01/20 | Barn Owl | Waterstock: River Thame | 1 | L Marriner |
| 12:34 | ||||
| 14/01/20 | Barn Owl | Bletchingdon | 1 | D Watkinson |
| 07:40 | 1st I’ve seen in Bletchingdon. SP506176. | |||
| 12/01/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 2 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 11/01/20 | Barn Owl | Radley GP | 1 | I Elkins |
| Hunting at dawn. | ||||
| 05/01/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 2 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 04/01/20 | Barn Owl | Baulking Pit | 1 | M Merritt |
| SU322908. | ||||
| 01/01/20 | Barn Owl | Radley GP | 1 | I Elkins |