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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
30/12/21	Blackcap	Witney: Thorney Leys	1	S Wilkinson
19:27	SP342088.
15/12/21	Blackcap	Cutteslowe	1	J Dexter
09:30	fem.
09/12/21	Blackcap	Oxford: East Oxford	3	A Cheke
	2m1f. feeding on mistletoes berries on garden apple tree.
09/12/21	Blackcap	Longworth	1	J Cleeter
14:00	fem. In Bushes near Church.
08/12/21	Blackcap	Chinnor	1	D Stracey
11:00	Male in garden.
01/12/21	Blackcap	Thame	1	L Marriner
11:32
30/11/21	Blackcap	Chinnor: Cement Works	2	D Stracey
10:00	Male and female at the southern end of Lake2b.
29/11/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
11:30	Male, feeding on the remaining yellow-fruited plums (Prunus cerasifera, cherry plum, mirabelle) in our hedgerow. Spotted that some had been eaten 30 mins previously, then my partner saw the bird. Just telling Mick Cunningham y'day that nothing eats them! SU5985.
27/11/21	Blackcap	Standlake	1	M Cunningham
23:50	f? Brown headed female type guzzling berries from the same purple berry Bush (actual name) a Male blackcap hogged all last winter. I've suspected blackcap in Bush for weeks but only checked today.
26/11/21	Blackcap	Farmoor village	1	P Butler
11:12	male blackcap in garden.
24/11/21	Blackcap	Fyfield Wick	1	J Cleeter
08:21	male. 1st winter bird in garden this morning.
24/11/21	Blackcap	Chinnor: Cement Works	1	D Stracey
10:00	Male at the southern end of Lake 2b.
17/11/21	Blackcap	Warburg Reserve	1	J Kearns
14:07	m.
15/11/21	Blackcap	Farmoor Reservoir	1	P Butler
21:50	fem.
09/11/21	Blackcap	Didcot, Lydalls Road	2	W Lester
12:31	m + f. SU523903.
05/11/21	Blackcap	Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park	1	N Boyd
07:45	fem.
30/10/21	Blackcap	Greys Court	1	J Kearns
12:15	m. SU725833.
13/10/21	Blackcap	Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory	1	M Merritt

09/10/21	Blackcap	Segsbury Down	2	M Merritt
	SU385835.
01/10/21	Blackcap	Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory	1	M Merritt

30/09/21	Blackcap	Stoke Row	2	J Taylor
18:21	Neal's Farm Fields amongst hedgerows on bridleway to Stoke Row.
28/09/21	Blackcap	Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory	1	M Merritt

17/09/21	Blackcap	Neal's Farm	1	J Taylor
08:31	Still in same hedgerow on edge of Stoke Row. SU6893.
16/09/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	2	S B Akers
12:30	male and fem. Feeding along with Chiffchaffs. SP283268.
14/09/21	Blackcap	Charters field Wood	1	J Taylor
17:25	SU6893.
12/09/21	Blackcap	Waterstock: River Thame	7	N Marriner
10:00
11/09/21	Blackcap	Stoke Row	1	J Taylor
	Juvenile amongst Blackthorn at Neal's Farm.
03/09/21	Blackcap	West Ginge: West Ginge Down	7	M Merritt

31/08/21	Blackcap	East Lockinge: Goddard's Barn	5	M Merritt
	Song & sub-song heard. SU416864.
31/08/21	Blackcap	Muswell Hill nr Piddington	1	C W Oram
12:30
22/08/21	Blackcap	Waterstock: River Thame	3	N Marriner
08:00
22/07/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
15:00	Male, with some fragmented singing. SU5985.
21/07/21	Blackcap	Charters field Wood	2	J Taylor
08:35	SU6882.
20/07/21	Blackcap	Greyhone wood	1	J Taylor
12:51	m. SU6893.
20/07/21	Blackcap	Cavell Road, Oxford	5	S Roby
10:57	Family group. Good to see a successful fledgling given the amount of cats in the vicinity. SP529043.
18/07/21	Blackcap	Waterstock: River Thame	5	N Marriner
07:30
16/07/21	Blackcap	Aston Upthorpe, Juniper Valley	1	M Amphlett
11:00	Male in song. SU5483.
16/07/21	Blackcap	Burnt Platt Wood	2	J Taylor
12:01	m. With possible juvenile in birch scrub. SU6893.
12/07/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	2	S B Akers
12:00	SP283268.
11/07/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	3	S B Akers
11:15
08/07/21	Blackcap	Longworth	1	J Cleeter
12:05	male. At least 1 singing.
08/07/21	Blackcap	Neal's Shaw	1	J Taylor
18:38	m. SU6893.
06/07/21	Blackcap	Burnt Platt Wood	1	J Taylor
13:56	m. SU6893.
04/07/21	Blackcap	Kennington: River Thames	2	S Roby
21:00
24/06/21	Blackcap	Burnt Platt Wood	2	J Taylor
17:06	SU6893.
23/06/21	Blackcap	Ewelme	1	R C Watts
13:45	Heard only watercress beds.
20/06/21	Blackcap	Waterstock: River Thame	10	N Marriner
08:00
15/06/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
18:00	Male in loud, and quite melodious, song! SU5985.
12/06/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
20:00	Male song, possibly two birds, in scrub adjacent railway. SU5985.
13/06/21	Blackcap	Cutteslowe	1	J Dexter
17:08	male. A male Blackcap visiting a fat-ball feeder. Seems like this bird is now a year round resident.
12/06/21	Blackcap	Fyfield Wick	2	J Cleeter
16:57	male. Singing.
09/06/21	Blackcap	Preston Crowmarsh	2	M Amphlett
11:00	Two males singing in lane nr Battle Barns. SU6190.
08/06/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
15:00	Male singing loudly. SU5985.
07/06/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
11:45	Male in full song. SU5985.
06/06/21	Blackcap	Buckland Warren	8	M Merritt

05/06/21	Blackcap	Sonning Eye GPs	2	R C Watts
16:40
05/06/21	Blackcap	Enslow	1	S B Akers
08:30
01/06/21	Blackcap	Warburg Reserve	4	A Stow
19:15
31/05/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
14:00	Male in song. SU5985.
29/05/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
16:00	Male, in sporadic song. SU5985.
29/05/21	Blackcap	Burnt Platt Wood	1	J Taylor
10:16	SU6983.
27/05/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
11:08	Male in song. The only warbler regularly on site this year, first time no Chiff singing. SU5985.
19/05/21	Blackcap	Cowley: Car works	1	J Cleeter
10:53	male. Singing next to Sports Direct on Oxford Retail Park.
17/05/21	Blackcap	Tetsworth	1	J Taylor
17:56
17/05/21	Blackcap	Oxford: Five Mile Drive	1	A Siantonas
10:45	male. Singing in my garden next to Five Mile Drive recreation ground.
16/05/21	Blackcap	Hill End Camp, Eynsham Road	1	M Amphlett
	At least three males in song. SP4606.
14/05/21	Blackcap	Standlake	2	M Pidgeon
12:41	SP386019.
14/05/21	Blackcap	Stratfield Brake	4	A Siantonas
09:51	Seen in various parts of site as I walked round.
12/05/21	Blackcap	Burnt Platt Wood	2	J Taylor
16:12	1m 1f. SU6983.
09/05/21	Blackcap	Waterstock: River Thame	13	N Marriner
08:00
07/05/21	Blackcap	Sarsgrove	1	S B Akers
11:00	singing male.
07/05/21	Blackcap	Preston Crowmarsh	1	M Amphlett
12:15	Male, in song. SU6190.
07/05/21	Blackcap	Standlake	5	M Pidgeon
09:31	SP386020.
06/05/21	Blackcap	Radley GP	4	J Mole
19:30
05/05/21	Blackcap	Churn: Ridgeway	2	J Taylor
07:04
02/05/21	Blackcap	A329 nr Cholsey	1	M Amphlett
11:45	Male in full song. SU5985.
01/05/21	Blackcap	Waterstock: River Thame	8	N Marriner
08:00
02/05/21	Blackcap	Kingwood Common	2	J Taylor
12:49	SU6983.
01/05/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
19:15	Male in full song. SU5985.
01/05/21	Blackcap	Mapledurham	2	J Kearns
10:55	m.
30/04/21	Blackcap	Warburg Reserve	2	J Kearns
13:53	m & f.
30/04/21	Blackcap	Sarsgrove	1	S B Akers
11:00	ad male.
28/04/21	Blackcap	Wantage Sewage Treatment Works	5	M Merritt
	SU401913.
26/04/21	Blackcap	West Ilsley	2	J Taylor
18:42
26/04/21	Blackcap	Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
16:50	Very loud burst of song in a garden, on E side of road. SU5984.
23/04/21	Blackcap	Churchill garden	1	N Barber
17:18	male. SP280239.
24/04/21	Blackcap	Launton	1	S Myers
11:51	SP609232.
24/04/21	Blackcap	Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve	2	M Fraser-Jones
08:20
23/04/21	Blackcap	Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve	3	M Amphlett
17:00	3 x males, poss a couple more in hawthorns, no song or calls, very busy feeding amongst the foliage. SU5985.
22/04/21	Blackcap	Iffley: Iffley Meadows	10	S Roby
09:28
22/04/21	Blackcap	Iffley: Iffley Meadows	10	S Roby
09:28
20/04/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
19:00	Male in full song. SU5985.
21/04/21	Blackcap	Fyfield Wick	2	J Cleeter
06:45	male. Singing.
20/04/21	Blackcap	Milton Hill House	1	J Cleeter
10:00	male. Singing.
19/04/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
16:00	Slightly odd sounding male in song... but not seen... SU5985.
18/04/21	Blackcap	Otmoor	13	I West
07:00
18/04/21	Blackcap	Warburg Reserve	2	J Kearns
16:29	m & f.
17/04/21	Blackcap	Sutton Courtenay: Sutton Courtenay landfill	1	P Torevell
13:21	male. Also, Sandpipers, Green Woodpecker, Cetti’s Warbler x2 and Oystercatcher.
17/04/21	Blackcap	Waylands Smithy	9	M Merritt

15/04/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:30	Male, on the mushiest apple! SU5985.
13/04/21	Blackcap	Farmoor Reservoir	5	J Kearns
11:10	3 m 2 f.
12/04/21	Blackcap	Oxford: Aston's Eyot	3	B Pomfret
	Fascinating display of tail fanning and chattering calls by a male blackcap with two females following him here and there, up and down a willow tree. Both seemed very impressed.
13/04/21	Blackcap	Sarsgrove	1	S B Akers
11:30	ad male. Singing male.
12/04/21	Blackcap	Water Eaton	2	J Dexter
12:00
11/04/21	Blackcap	Warburg Reserve	1	J Kearns
12:45	m.
11/04/21	Blackcap	Waterstock: River Thame	8	N Marriner
10:00
09/04/21	Blackcap	Lambridge Woods	2	N Verge
15:00	m & f. Visiting garden pond. SU738843.
09/04/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
12:15	Male, feeding on a well-soft apple on the lawn! The 'winter' bird again...? EDIT: 12:50 Two males, on apple. SU5985.
08/04/21	Blackcap	Otmoor	8	I West
06:30
08/04/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:00	Short bursts of song. SU5985.
07/04/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
13:00	Male singing from hedgerow, but not very enthusiastically! SU5985.
06/04/21	Blackcap	Neal's Shaw	2	J Taylor
14:40	m. SU6882.
04/04/21	Blackcap	Witney	5	M Cunningham
21:20	Oxford hill.
04/04/21	Blackcap	Chimney: Chimney Meadows	6	M Violette
12:00
04/04/21	Blackcap	Longcot	4	M Merritt

04/04/21	Blackcap	Iffley: Iffley Meadows	2	S Roby
10:02
03/04/21	Blackcap	Witney	5	M Cunningham
21:13	Minimum number around isolated copse on oxford hill.
03/04/21	Blackcap	East Challow	3	M Merritt

01/04/21	Blackcap	Longworth	1	J Cleeter
12:30	male. Singing near church.
01/04/21	Blackcap	Chesterton	2	L Bryant
14:00	singing.
01/04/21	Blackcap	Otmoor: RSPB reserve	4	S Roby
	m&f.
31/03/21	Blackcap	Otmoor	5	I West
19:00
31/03/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	2	S B Akers
11:30	Two male Blackcap singing from the small wood at the back of The Leys (arrived yesterday).
31/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:40	Male on apple; is this really [one of] the same birds that's been here all winter..? SU5985.
31/03/21	Blackcap	Stratfield Brake	1	A Siantonas
08:00	male. Dawn chorus visit. Surrounding traffic noise impaired the pleasure but still an enjoyable visit. Good view of male blackcap perched at top of a bush.
30/03/21	Blackcap	Otmoor	1	A Mann
23:25	male. First of the year.
30/03/21	Blackcap	Harwell Laboratory	3	M Merritt
	Singing males - fresh in.
29/03/21	Blackcap	Farmoor Reservoir	2	P R Alfrey
16:00
29/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
08:05	Male, on apple. Thought he'd moved on! EDIT: 10:30, male in loud but slightly broken song. SU5985.
24/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
08:30	Male, on apple. SU5985.
23/03/21	Blackcap	Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill	1	P Butler
22:33	singing male.
23/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
10:00	Male, on apple. SU5985.
21/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
14:30	Male, in full song. SU5985.
22/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
11:50	Male, foraging in base of hedgerow, then on open lawn, then onto apple. SU5985.
20/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
14:50	Male, on pear. SU5985.
19/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
10:00	Male, on pear, I like to vary their diet a little! :-). SU5985.
18/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
08:55	Male on apple. SU5985.
17/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
17:10	Male on apple. One in full song at 15:00, and one on the apple earlier, at 11:00. SU5985.
16/03/21	Blackcap	Cowley	1	J Cleeter
09:14	fem. Coming to fat ball feeder in Boswell Road.
14/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
11:00	Male, on apple. SU5985.
14/03/21	Blackcap	Radley GP	1	I Elkins
	male. FOY here.
03/03/21	Blackcap	Oxford: Aston's Eyot	1	B Pomfret
	singing.
13/03/21	Blackcap	Thame	1	L Marriner
18:53	Singing. SP705053.
13/03/21	Blackcap	Standlake	1	M Cunningham
16:43	m. My garden.
13/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	2	M Amphlett
09:35	Two males, one on apple, t'other staring him out! SU5985.
12/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
07:00	Male, guess what, on apple! SU5985.
11/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
13:25	Male, on apple. SU5985.
08/03/21	Blackcap	Standlake	2	M Cunningham
10:17	m and f. Still feeding in my garden. Same 2 been around from late winter 2020.
07/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
15:00	Male, as ever, on apples. EDIT: There was a male singing at 12:00, no idea if it's the same bird...? SU5985.
07/03/21	Blackcap	Cutteslowe: North Oxford Golf Course	3	J Dexter
11:33	male. Three birds singing in local gardens and presumably holding territory. Seems odd behaviour if the birds are overwintering here from Southern Germany and will soon migrate back to their breeding grounds.
06/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:30	Male, on apples. SU5985.
05/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
07:35	Male, gorging on apple. SU5985.
03/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
13:30	Male on apple. SU5985.
03/03/21	Blackcap	Cholsey	1	S Foster
08:30	fem. On feeder with partner. SU5886.
03/03/21	Blackcap	Cholsey	1	S Foster
08:30	male. On Feeder with partner. SU5886.
02/03/21	Blackcap	Banbury	1	G Blockley
	m singing. Parklands.
02/03/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
08:45	Male feeding on apple, presumably the same bird that was singing 30 min's back..? SU5985.
28/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
15:00	Male in full song in hedgerow - heard only. (male seen feeding on apple an hour later). SU5985.
27/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
15:20	Male on apple. SU5985.
25/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
14:50	Male, attempting to sing... several broken phrases. SU5985.
26/02/21	Blackcap	Cutteslowe	2	J Dexter
09:04	male. Two competing males - one in song in back garden and establishing territory.
23/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:04	Male, gorging on apple. SU5985.
22/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
12:15	Male, on apples. SU5985.
22/02/21	Blackcap	Cholsey	1	S Foster
09:19	male. Just passing garden. SU5886.
20/02/21	Blackcap	Wolvercote	3	S Goddard
11:00	male. 3 individuals feeding and squabbling. SP488098.
19/02/21	Blackcap	Wolvercote	2	S Goddard
10:00	fem. feeding in back garden. SP488098.
21/02/21	Blackcap	Farmoor village	1	P Butler
22:33	mail. Back in the garden today. SP450070.
21/02/21	Blackcap	Cholsey	1	S Foster
10:30	male. Feeding on fatballs. SU5886.
20/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
11:40	Male, on apples. SU5985.
15/02/21	Blackcap	Cholsey	1	S Foster
09:15	Feeding on Fatballs. SU58.
14/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
12:15	Male, on apples. SU5985.
14/02/21	Blackcap	Oxford: Five Mile Drive	1	A Siantonas
10:30	male. Settled briefly in my garden next to 5 Mile Drive recreation ground along with mixed group of tits before flying on.
13/02/21	Blackcap	Chinnor	1	J March
10:54	fem. In back garden. SP749007.
13/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:30	Feeding on apple. (back again 10:50). SU5985.
12/02/21	Blackcap	Standlake	2	M Cunningham
23:08	m +f. In my garden.
11/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
07:15	Male, gorging on what must be frozen apples! SU5985.
10/02/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	1	S B Akers
10:30	ad fem. Resident with us all winter. SP308267.
09/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
07:55	Male, in hedgerow, looking for apples, which I need to replenish, sorry mate! EDIT: 09:30, apples replenished and male already gorging on them! EDIT: 16:00, male seems to have spent ages on the apples, here throughout the day. SU5985.
08/02/21	Blackcap	Standlake	1	M Cunningham
17:00	f type. feeding in garden still.
04/02/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
08:50	Heard only; male giving a full burst of song from hedgerow opp. house - thought I heard sub-song y'day afternoon! Never before heard song in Feb, astonishing! SU5985.
31/01/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	1	S B Akers
10:25	ad fem.
31/01/21	Blackcap	Toot Baldon	1	D Moden
10:00	m. Brief snatches of liquid song, so welcome at the end of this wretched month! SP564003.
29/01/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:30	Male, skulking in ivy. SU5985.
26/01/21	Blackcap	Iffley: Meadow Lane	1	N Boyd
08:45	male. in full song, recorded. Per Emily Dobell. .
25/01/21	Blackcap	A417, nr entrance to Greenlands Farm	1	M Amphlett
15:00	Just mentioning to my colleague they must be on the estate somewhere then, as we exited through the gate, there was a lovely male perched on the hedgerow opposite, quite astonishing! Flew across A417 into Wellbarn. SU584827.
25/01/21	Blackcap	Chinnor	1	D Stracey
09:00	Female on feeder in garden.
24/01/21	Blackcap	Farmoor village	1	P Butler
21:33	male. Bean hear before Christmas feeding on apples. SP450070.
24/01/21	Blackcap	Standlake	2	M Cunningham
16:10	m and f. Still hanging on in my Rack End garden.
24/01/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	1	S B Akers
11:30	ad fem. Feeding in our back garden in The Leys.
22/01/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
11:00	Male, gorging on apple. Not seen for a few days. SU5985.
22/01/21	Blackcap	Chipping Norton	1	S B Akers
10:30	ad male. Feeding on holly berries in The Leys.
21/01/21	Blackcap	Wolvercote	2	J Dexter
13:00	Male and female in the gardens on the main road.
19/01/21	Blackcap	Sandford-on-Thames	2	D Moden
19:50	male/female pair. Littlemore Brook.
16/01/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
10:55	Beautiful male, gorging on apple. SU5985.
13/01/21	Blackcap	Didcot Lydalls Road	1	W Lester
14:34	f. SU523903.
11/01/21	Blackcap	Marsh Baldon	1	P Law
11:12	fem. SU566994.
11/01/21	Blackcap	A329 near Moulsford	1	M Amphlett
09:05	Single male on apple, and 'another' at 09:25. SU5985.
10/01/21	Blackcap	Sandford-on-Thames	1	D Moden
19:32

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