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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021.

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
28/09/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir1I West
07:30
 
30/09/21Sand MartinPort Meadow10B Pomfret
with tens of swallows and house martins.  
01/09/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir600I West
10:00
 
18/08/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir250I West
07:00
 
02/09/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir300S B Akers
14:30
At least 300 feeding over F1.  
30/08/21Sand MartinBlenheim30B Pomfret
C30 with c100 House Martin alongside Grand Bridge.  
30/08/21Sand MartinNew Marston: New Marston Meadows2T Evans
Flew through roughly south.  
29/08/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir300Y Morris
08:12
Everywhere sometimes landing on edge of causeway.  
17/08/21Sand MartinStandlake Pit 605S Burch
11:10
SP387018.  
16/08/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir30T Chatt
09:23
 
23/07/21Sand MartinBuckland Warren22M Merritt
 
28/06/21Sand MartinBlenheim: Queen Pool200B Pomfret
20:45
At least 200 birds settling to roost in reeds on the edge of the lake.  
20/06/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir20M Baker
10:30
Flying close and around central causeway, along with other 3 Hirundines.  
13/06/21Sand MartinBlenheim: Blenheim Lake30B Pomfret
plenty of nests on the Grand Bridge in spite of the building work on the bridge.  
24/05/21Sand MartinBlenheim: Blenheim Lake50B Pomfret
lots of birds over the lake, there is still a colony on the bridge but building work makes it impossible to count.  
14/05/21Sand MartinStandlake50M Pidgeon
12:41
SP386019.  
08/05/21Sand MartinMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course1L Marriner
08:11
 
06/05/21Sand MartinRadley GP12J Mole
19:30
 
05/05/21Sand MartinMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course10L Marriner
19:39
 
01/05/21Sand MartinStandlake Pit 6050M Cunningham
12:40
Casual count as these, plus, smaller numbers of swallows and swifts all went north, either migrating north or feeding on insects pushed their way by weather.  
28/04/21Sand MartinMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course20L Marriner
19:48
 
26/04/21Sand MartinNew Marston: New Marston Meadows8T Evans
 
25/04/21Sand MartinOxford: Isis2S Roby
09:44
With House Martin's above horse paddock.  
22/04/21Sand MartinSonning Eye GPs25J Kearns
12:29
 
21/04/21Sand MartinNew Marston: New Marston Meadows3T Evans
 
19/04/21Sand MartinOtmoor157I West
 
12/04/21Sand MartinBlenheim: Blenheim Lake80B Pomfret
mainly out over the lake with swallows but around 20 investigating nest holes in bridge.  
10/04/21Sand MartinOtmoor20I West
06:30
 
09/04/21Sand MartinMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course1L Marriner
21:04
 
06/04/21Sand MartinBlenheim100D A Doherty
22:15
approx.  
06/04/21Sand MartinMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course1L Marriner
19:56
 
05/04/21Sand MartinChimney: Chimney Meadows5M Merritt
 
02/04/21Sand MartinStandlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake50W Horn
20:25
Feeding above the sailing lake.  
02/04/21Sand MartinChinnor: Cement Works2D Stracey
10:30
With 8 Swallow Lake 2b.  
01/04/21Sand MartinBlenheim: Grand Bridge20B Pomfret
investigating nest holes in the bridge.  
01/04/21Sand MartinBicester Wetland Reserve4L Bryant
15:10
 
01/04/21Sand MartinOtmoor12I West
06:30
 
31/03/21Sand MartinBalscote: Balscote Quarry10M Clifton
03:25
 
30/03/21Sand MartinOtmoor1I West
07:00
 
30/03/21Sand MartinBalscote: Balscote Quarry10G Porter
10:30
 
29/03/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir125P R Alfrey
16:00
West in groups.  
29/03/21Sand MartinOtmoor75I West
08:30
Over reedbed during brief rain shower.  
28/03/21Sand MartinBaulking1M Merritt
 
28/03/21Sand MartinBlenheim: Blenheim Lake50I West
11:00
 
28/03/21Sand MartinStandlake720M Cunningham
19:54
Influx into village pits this evening, combined total 720.  
26/03/21Sand MartinBaulking Pit5M Merritt
SU322908.  
27/03/21Sand MartinPort Meadow2T Miller
12:00
 
26/03/21Sand MartinStandlake61M Cunningham
20:21
Came through re orientating south having been displaced by driving rain. Accompanied by 2 swallows, latter being first of the year.  
25/03/21Sand MartinAppleford: Appleford GP30M Violette
18:00
30 + difficult to get an accurate count.  
25/03/21Sand MartinMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course18L Marriner
17:53
 
25/03/21Sand MartinMoreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course18L Marriner
17:51
Low over lakes during the rain.  
25/03/21Sand MartinLWV Pit 1035M Cunningham
14:58
Minimum, milling around before many flew off NNE.  
25/03/21Sand MartinPort Meadow4T Miller
09:00
 
24/03/21Sand MartinOtmoor1I West
07:00
 
24/03/21Sand MartinBalscote: Balscote Quarry1S Holliday
09:20
A single flew through north. Two bramblings at feeders, 2 teal and at least 12 snipe on site.  
22/03/21Sand MartinOtmoor: RSPB reserve4S B Akers
15:30
 
22/03/21Sand MartinOtmoor1P R Alfrey
08:00
 
20/03/21Sand MartinOtmoor3L Marriner
08:16
Feeding by the wetland hide, and at the first screen at 9:30.  
19/03/21Sand MartinGrimsbury Reservoir3G Blockley
 
18/03/21Sand MartinOtmoor: RSPB reserve1P Willis
13:13
from the first screen,seen by me & reg cox.  
13/03/21Sand MartinPort Meadow3J Wynn
15:59
Southern end of floods.  
12/03/21Sand MartinPort Meadow3A Hartley
 
07/03/21Sand MartinPort Meadow1A Siantonas
11:45
flying low over floods.  
06/03/21Sand MartinStandlake2M Cunningham
18:35
First of year.  
05/03/21Sand MartinPort Meadow3A Hartley
 
04/03/21Sand MartinPort Meadow4A Hartley
 
03/03/21Sand MartinFarmoor Reservoir: Car Park (Gate 3)1D Murphy
12:08
Single bird seen 0945.