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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
31/12/20Golden PloverWater Eaton180J Dexter
13:30
In fields by Northfield farm - a couple of ‘grey’ birds amongst the flock.  
30/12/20Golden PloverOtmoor3000M Prentice
13:00
SP561134.  
27/12/20Golden PloverCote2M Cunningham
20:43
Along road towards Yelford. With gull flock ( which only contained commoner species).  
27/12/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve2500N Truby
18:28
 
27/12/20Golden PloverChimney: Chimney Meadows200M Merritt
Approx.  
22/12/20Golden PloverPort Meadow10A Siantonas
10:30
Flying over floods.  
15/12/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve200J Kearns
14:10
Nominal figure - many more.  
11/12/20Golden PloverHarwell Laboratory250P Skinner
14:30
SU485879.  
12/12/20Golden PloverBlewbury20R C Watts
11:30
Seen by the side In flight near road on way to see the Great Bustard.  
10/12/20Golden PloverPort Meadow80A Siantonas
15:30
Circled over the floods before landing by the side of the floods.  
08/12/20Golden PloverPort Meadow100A Hartley
 
08/12/20Golden PloverSarsgrove140S B Akers
10:30
Wheeling in the bright sunshine calling over field between Sarsgrove and Chipping Norton. Now settled in dip of field feeding in their traditional spot. Viewable from minor road.  
07/12/20Golden PloverSarsgrove24S B Akers
10:15
Flew over this morning heading NNE.  
05/12/20Golden PloverLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill22M Merritt
 
04/12/20Golden PloverPort Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park200O Padget
08:15
flew over.  
19/11/20Golden PloverOtmoor2000S Roby
 
30/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30A Hartley
 
29/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow300P R Alfrey
20:59
 
27/11/20Golden PloverPort MeadowA Siantonas
15:00
 
24/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30O Padget
16:15
 
23/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow10A Siantonas
15:30
Sitting at the edge of the floods.  
20/11/20Golden PloverSarsgrove40S B Akers
10:15
Estimate 40 in flock circling over fields between Sarsgrove and Chipping Norton then flew NW.  
18/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow10A Siantonas
10:00
Circled over the floods.  
16/11/20Golden PloverSarsgrove54S B Akers
10:30
Circling over the fields between Sarsgove and Chipping Norton.  
14/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30S B Akers
15:00
 
14/11/20Golden PloverSarsgrove80S B Akers
10:00
Estimate 80+ circling overhead.  
10/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow100O Padget
07:30
approx.  
09/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow60O Padget
08:00
 
08/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow350O Padget
16:30
 
06/11/20Golden PloverCholsey, nr Chosey Hill150M Amphlett
11:30
Approx count, as very mobile, flying high, sometimes in two or three smaller groups. Grid ref. for the approx location of the birds. (prob over Cholsey Hill), but actually observed from SU5987. SU5787.  
08/11/20Golden PloverLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill10M Merritt
Probably many more, couldn't see through the fog!  
07/11/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve3000S B Akers
14:30
Huge numbers filling the sky and wheeling in the sunshine - spectacular.  
06/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30A Hartley
 
05/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30A Hartley
 
05/11/20Golden PloverWater Eaton20N Boyd
08:30
 
05/11/20Golden PloverWater Eaton20N Boyd
08:30
 
03/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow167O Padget
08:10
 
02/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow20A Siantonas
15:15
Probably more.  
01/11/20Golden PloverThame9L Marriner
12:21
Flying over the garden! Our first garden record !! SP716053.  
01/11/20Golden PloverPort Meadow300A Hartley
 
01/11/20Golden PloverThame9L Marriner
12:21
Flying over the garden! Our first garden record !! SP716053.  
31/10/20Golden PloverBalscote: Balscote Quarry50N Truby
12:00
 
26/10/20Golden PloverOtmoor500S Roby
 
29/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow50A Siantonas
15:30
Flock circling over the floods before landing.  
27/10/20Golden PloverSpelsbury1S B Akers
11:00
Heard only. SP353234.  
26/10/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve50J Kearns
11:00
Numerous - in flight.  
26/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow86T Miller
17:00
 
26/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow50A Siantonas
15:00
Large flock circled over floods for several minutes their wings sparkling in the sunshine before landing again at edge of floods near Burgess Field gate.  
25/10/20Golden PloverChipping Norton: Spelsbury road70S B Akers
16:10
Circling over fields between Chipping Norton and Spelsbury near turning to Dean.  
25/10/20Golden PloverAscott-under-Wychwood55M Pidgeon
09:21
SP305180.  
24/10/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve500N Truby
 
19/10/20Golden PloverOtmoor: 100-acre500S Roby
 
20/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow58O Padget
19:34
 
19/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30A Siantonas
16:00
 
17/10/20Golden PloverWaterstock: River Thame2N Marriner
08:30
No public access.  
16/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30A Hartley
 
16/10/20Golden PloverWantage: Lark Hill1C MacKenzie
12:59
One circling fields and calling.  
16/10/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve200N Truby
 
15/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30A Hartley
 
11/10/20Golden PloverLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill80M Merritt
 
09/10/20Golden PloverSarsgrove7S B Akers
09:30
First birds of autumn/winter return here.  
09/10/20Golden PloverPort Meadow21E Stroud
18:05
Flying over.  
13/09/20Golden PloverBalscote: Balscote Quarry7S Holliday
09:55
A party of 6 in field to west and a single flew through west. Small passage of meadow pipits with grey wagtail and skylark.  
21/04/20Golden PloverPort Meadow1O Padget
21:30
unknown number heard calling after dark.  
09/04/20Golden PloverBanbury1G Blockley
Nocmig record, 23:17.  
14/04/20Golden PloverPort Meadow27I West
18:30
 
07/04/20Golden PloverTowersey - Pheonix Trail45N Marriner
07:30
SP737048.  
09/04/20Golden PloverPort Meadow20I West
18:30
 
06/04/20Golden PloverPort Meadow160A Hartley
 
03/04/20Golden PloverLetcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill65M Merritt
 
03/04/20Golden PloverPort Meadow150A Hartley
 
02/04/20Golden PloverPort Meadow150A Hartley
 
01/04/20Golden PloverPort Meadow150A Hartley
 
28/03/20Golden PloverEast Challow2M Merritt
Nocturnal flight calls.  
29/03/20Golden PloverPort Meadow75A Hartley
 
27/03/20Golden PloverPort Meadow350A Hartley
 
27/03/20Golden PloverWaterstock: River Thame35L Marriner
18:22
 
27/03/20Golden PloverHornton50M Prentice
12:26
Flock of c50 just flew from south over my house and then circled back south again. SP381455.  
26/03/20Golden PloverPort Meadow375A Hartley
 
24/03/20Golden PloverPort Meadow220A Hartley
 
22/03/20Golden PloverGreen Down25M Merritt
SU346839.  
24/03/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30M Southwell
09:25
male and fem. Feeding / resting.  
19/03/20Golden PloverPort Meadow500A Hartley
 
16/03/20Golden PloverOtmoor300S B Akers
16:00
 
21/02/20Golden PloverIslip2D Murdoch
16:46
With ~120 Lapwing on flooded field just S of C-raod into Islip. SU532142.  
08/03/20Golden PloverOtmoor2000P R Alfrey
20:40
 
06/03/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve100J Kearns
09:35
 
25/02/20Golden PloverOtmoor: RSPB reserve3000S Roby
bright sunny conditions for a change which allowed the huge flocks to sparkle against the blue sky as they were pushed around the reserve by various raptors.  
24/02/20Golden PloverEast Challow5M Merritt
22:45
Nocturnal flight calls heard. The number of birds involved is guess.  
06/02/20Golden PloverPort Meadow30D J Evans
11:14
 
28/01/20Golden PloverPort Meadow100T Miller
20:35
approx count.  
24/01/20Golden PloverPort Meadow3A Siantonas
15:30
 
23/01/20Golden PloverBalscote Quarry Nature Reserve330S Holliday
14:50
In field south of reserve. Also 34 lapwing and 16 snipe. SP391423.  
20/01/20Golden PloverChipping Norton100S B Akers
09:30
Still present in fields E of CN near Heathrop, together with Lapwing.  
20/01/20Golden PloverChipping Norton100S B Akers
09:30
Still present in fields E of CN near Heathrop, together with Lapwing.  
20/01/20Golden PloverGreat Milton80A Coates
16:00
Flock flying to East of A329.  
18/01/20Golden PloverPort Meadow250T Miller
17:34
 
18/01/20Golden PloverChipping Norton100S B Akers
12:00
SP350294.  
16/01/20Golden PloverChipping Norton150S B Akers
12:00
Over fields alongside A361 to Banbury.  
14/01/20Golden PloverCote320M Cunningham
13:51
With about 4000 lapwings between Cote and chimney.  
04/01/20Golden PloverPort Meadow20S Goddard
16:00
Flying high over the flood, heading north-west.  
04/01/20Golden PloverLetcombe Bassett: Ridgeway above Letcombe Bassett1M Merritt