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Species Index for UK bird pics: Raptors to Cranes
(including Oxfordshire)
Raptors
Golden Eagle Arran, Argyll & Bute, Scotland 7.7.16
White-tailed Eagle ** Isle of Mull, Scotland 15.5.23
White-tailed Eagle ** Grimsay, North Uist, Scotland 9.5.23
White-tailed Eagle ** Isle of Mull, Scotland 15.7.16
Osprey ** Aviemore Ospreys, Highland, Scotland 12 & 13.7.25
Osprey ** Rothiemurchus Fisheries, Highland, Scotland 29.6.24
Osprey * Farmoor, Oxon 18.8.21
Osprey * Radley Lakes, Oxon 16.9.17
Osprey * Weston Turville Reservoir, Bucks 26.9.15
Osprey (in flight) Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire 4.5.07
Osprey Speyside, Scotland May 06
Peregrine * Port Meadow, Oxon
 11.08.12
Merlin Churn, Oxon 20.12.08
Merlin Otmoor, Oxon 6.11.04
Hobby ** West Oxon 28.4.23
Hobby * Oxon 20.7.22
Hobby * Standlake Pit 60, Oxon 18.5.21
Hobby ** Standlake Pit 60, Oxon 10.5.19
Hobby ** Otmoor, Oxon 24.09.16
Hobby Oxon 22.08.09
Hobby Oxon 15.08.09
Hobby Farmoor, Oxon 26.4.08
Kestrel ** Yeovil, Somerset 11.9.25
Kestrel ** Yeovil, Somerset 5.7.23
Kestrel ** Droitwich, Worcs 21.6.22
Kestrel ** Otterbourne, Hampshire 15.4.21
Kestrel ** Farmoor, Oxon 19.11.20
Kestrel ** Ferrybridge, Dorset 23.10.20
Kestrel ** Otterbourne, Hampshire 13.10.20
Kestrel ** Otterbourne, Hampshire 27.6.20
Kestrel * Farmoor, Oxon 14.2.20
Kestrel * Downs, Oxon 6.12.14
Kestrel * Otmoor, Oxon 19.10.13
Kestrel * Otmoor, Oxon 03.12.11
Kestrel * Berkshire Downs, Oxon 8.8.10
Kestrel Churn, Oxon 01.01.09
Kestrel * Farmoor, Oxon 17.9.05
GOSHAWK ** South Wales 9.9.21
Sparrowhawk ** Yeovil, Somerset 11.9.25
Sparrowhawk ** South Wales 12.4.22
Sparrowhawk ** South Wales 21.10.21
Sparrowhawk ** South Wales 9.9.21
Sparrowhawk ** South Wales 17.12.20
Sparrowhawk ** South Wales 27.8.20
Sparrowhawk ** South Wales 15.7.20
Sparrowhawk Wantage, Oxon 18.4.14
Sparrowhawk * Shellingford Pit, Oxon
 19.1.13
Sparrowhawk ** Wantage, Oxon 27.4.10
Sparrowhawk ** Wantage, Oxon 26.4.08
PALLID HARRIER Black Down, Mendips, Somerset 01.10.11
Montagu's Harrier Wiltshire
 May 11
Hen Harrier ** North Uist, Scotland 12.5.23
Hen Harrier (ringtail) Oxon 08.01.12
Hen Harrier (ringtail) Otmoor, Oxon 03.12.11
Hen Harrier (male) Otmoor, Oxon 02.01.10
Hen Harrier (ringtail) Otmoor, Oxon 03.01.09
Marsh Harrier ** Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 27.11.25
Marsh Harrier ** West Oxon 9.4.25
Marsh Harrier * West Oxon 13.11.24
Marsh Harrier *(*) West Oxon 10.10.23
Marsh Harrier * West Oxon 13.9.23
Marsh Harrier * Oxon 1.10.22
Marsh Harrier * Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 27.3.12
Red Kite ** Wantage, Oxon 19.3.25
Red Kite ** Wantage, Oxon 3.3.25
Red Kite ** Gigrin Farm, Powys, Wales 30.5.22
Red Kite ** Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire 26.10.21
Red Kite ** Gigrin Farm, Powys, Wales 2 & 4.5.21
Red Kite ** Wiltshire 10.12.20
Red Kite ** Berkshire Downs, Berkshire 9.10.20
Red Kite ** Berkshire Downs, Berkshire 7.10.20
Red Kite ** West Hagbourne, Oxon 17.5.20
Red Kite ** Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon 16.4.18
Red Kite * Bury Down, Oxon 21.4.14
Red Kite ** Watlington, Oxon 13.04.09

Red Kite *

 Near Goring, Oxon 02.2.08
Rough-legged Buzzard ** Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 1.12.19
Rough-legged Buzzard Holkam Pines, Norfolk 27.11.11
Buzzard & Crow * Port Meadow, Oxon 16.10.10
Buzzard ** Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire 6.2.25
Buzzard ** Gigrin Farm, Powys, Wales 30.5.22
Buzzard ** Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire 26.10.21
Buzzard ** Chain Hill, Wantage 24.1.21
Buzzard ** Wiltshire 10.12.20
Buzzard ** South Wales 27.08.20
Buzzard ** Shellingford Pit, Oxon 6.8.11
Buzzard * Steventon, Oxon 6.2.10
Buzzard ** Downs, Oxon 07.11.09
Buzzard * Shellingford Pit, Oxon 07.02.09
Buzzard (in flight) * Kingston Lisle, Oxon 15.7.06
Grouse, Pheasants & Partridges
Grey Partridge ** Holkham, Norfolk 6.12.21
Grey Partridge * Churn, Oxon 28.11.10
Red-legged Partridge * Downs, Oxon 31.12.08
Pheasant * Pinkhill, Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon 29.1.11
Pheasant * Kingston Lisle, Oxon 12.4.08
Pheasant * Kingston Lisle, Oxon 10.6.06
Capercaillie Loch Garten, Speyside May 06
Black Grouse ** North Wales 04.05.15
Black Grouse North Yorkshire 25.8.14
Black Grouse North Yorkshire 02.9.11
Red Grouse * Lochindorb, Highland 23.6.17
Red Grouse ** Grinton Moor, North Yorkshire 1.9.15
Red Grouse ** Grinton Moor, North Yorkshire 30.8.11
Red Grouse ** Lochindorb, Scotland 5.6.10
Red Grouse Timble, Yorkshire 3.4.10
Red Grouse * Forest of Bowland, Lancs 3.9.09
Great Bustard ** Letcombe Regis, Oxon 24.1.21
Great Bustard ** Letcombe Regis, Oxon 8.12.20
Crakes

Little Crake (!)

 Slimbridge, Gloucestershire 24.9.05
Water Rail * Bucks 14.12.19
Water Rail ** Farmoor, Oxon 25.10.19
Water Rail ** Coate Water, Wiltshire 28.10.18
Water Rail * Farmoor, Oxon 10.11.18
Water Rail * Calvert Lake, Bucks 29.12.16
Water Rail ** Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire 1.2.15
Water Rail ** Titchfield Haven, Hants 25.9.10
Water Rail * Shrike Meadow, Farmoor, Oxon 05.01.08
Water Rail Otmoor, Oxon 11.2.06
Coot ** Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 26.3.12
Coot * Farmoor, Oxon 17.4.10
Coot * Shellingford Pit, Oxon 14.4.07
Carrion Crow & Moorhen * Venus Pool, Shropshire 14.5.16
Moorhen ** Shellingford Pit, Oxon 14.4.07
Cranes    
Common Cranes ** Standlake Pit 60, Oxon 20.4.23
Common Cranes * Welney WWT, Norfolk  15.10.16 
Common Cranes * Otmoor, Oxon  9.8.16 
Key to numbers of stars:
The quality of the pics listed above clearly varies, and you will see that it has generally improved with time! As a rough guide, the starred pictures are better than average, as follows:
* - 'reasonable' pic - either some of my best digiscope, or a reasonably good DSLR
** - 'best' pics - two stars indicates what I think are my current best pictures (nearly all DSLR)

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