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Species Index for UK bird pics: Doves to Woodpeckers
(including Oxfordshire)
Doves, Cuckoo & Swift  
ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE Chipping Norton, Oxon 18.2.11
Turtle Dove * Otmoor, Oxon 03.06.17
Turtle Dove * Otmoor, Oxon 30.5.15
Turtle Dove * Otmoor, Oxon 14.6.14
Turtle Dove * Buscot, Oxon 11.5.13
Turtle Dove * Buscot, Oxon
 30.6.12
Turtle Dove ** Otmoor, Oxon 11.7.09
Woodpigeon (in flight) Wantage, Oxon 3.6.06
Stock Dove ** Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire 7.2.25
Cuckoo * West Oxon 2.6.23
Cuckoo * West Oxon 26.4.22
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 26.5.21
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 11.6.20
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 29.5.20
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 27.5.20
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 21.5.20
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 1.6.19
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 16.6.18
Cuckoo ** Thursley Common, Surrey 12.5.18
Cuckoo * Farmoor, Oxon 7.5.16
Swift ** Farmoor, Oxon 23.05.21
Swift ** Farmoor, Oxon 9.06.12
Swift * Farmoor, Oxon 13.8.11
Swift * Farmoor, Oxon 17.5.08
Swift (in flight) Home 10.6.06
Owls  
Barn Owl ** Market Harborough, Northamptonshire 23.8.23
Barn Owl * Farmoor, Oxon 13.3.20
Barn Owl ** Farmoor, Oxon 29.2.20
Barn Owl * Farmoor, Oxon 27.2.20
Barn Owl * Farmoor, Oxon 13.2.20
Barn Owl ** Shernborne, Norfolk 27.2.16
Barn Owl * Farmoor, Oxon 31.8.14
Barn Owl * Downs 16.2.13
Barn Owl * Burnham, Norfolk 27.3.12
Barn Owl * Shrike Meadow, Farmoor, Oxon 10.04.10
Barn Owl Farmoor, Oxon 11.04.09

Long Eared Owl

Farlington Marshes, Hampshire 21.02.09
Short-eared Owl ** Gloucestershire 3.12.24
Short-eared Owl ** North Uist, Scotland 11.5.23
Short-eared Owl * Gloucestershire 6.3.20
Short-eared Owl * Gloucestershire 3.1.20
Short-eared Owl ** Undisclosed 30.12.19
Short-eared Owl ** Berkshire Downs 13.12.14

Short-eared Owl **

 Grinton Moor, North Yorkshire 31.08.11

Short Eared Owl *

 Bury Down, Berks 14.02.09

Short Eared Owl **

 Cow Down, Berks 06.01.08

Short Eared Owl *

 Bury Down, Berks 13.11.04
Tawny Owl ** Otterbourne, Hampshire 25.7.22
Tawny Owl ** South Wales 9.7.21
Tawny Owl ** Bourne, Lincolnshire 5-6.8.20
Tawny Owl ** South Wales 7.8.19
Tawny Owl * Appletreewick, North Yorkshire 25.8.18
Tawny Owl Harwell, Oxon 21.1.06
Little Owl ** Portland Bill, Dorset 3.4.25
Little Owl ** Portland Bill, Dorset 27.3.23
Little Owl ** Droitwitch, Worcestershire 18.5.22
Little Owl ** Droitwitch, Worcestershire 15.6.21
Little Owl ** Droitwitch, Worcestershire 21.5.21
Little Owl ** Droitwitch, Worcestershire 1.8.19
Little Owl * Druridge, Northumberland 27.6.19
Little Owl River Pang, Berks 6.8.05
Kingfisher, Hoopoe, Bee-eater  
Kingfisher  ** Letcombe Brook, Oxon 19.11.25
Kingfisher ** Letcombe Brook, Oxon 22.10.25
Kingfisher ** Letcombe Brook, Oxon 14.10.25
Kingfisher ** Letcombe Brook, Oxon 30.9.25
Kingfisher ** Yeovil, Somerset 10.9.25
Kingfisher ** Letcombe Brook, Oxon 30.1.25
Kingfisher * Letcombe Brook, Oxon 17.1.25
Kingfisher ** Otterbourne, Hampshire 20.11.24
Kingfisher * Letcombe Brook, Oxon 13.12.24
Kingfisher ** West Oxon 4.9.24
Kingfisher ** West Oxon 31.8.24
Kingfisher ** Otterbourne, Hampshire 25.1.24
Kingfisher * Letcombe Brook, Oxon 31.10.23 
Kingfisher ** West Oxon 10.10.23
Kingfisher ** West Oxon 2.9.23
Kingfisher ** Letcombe Brook 20.12.22
Kingfisher * Letcombe Brook 16.11.22
Kingfisher ** Oxon 13.9.22
Kingfisher ** Oxon 7.9.22
Kingfisher ** Oxon 30.8.22
Kingfisher ** Oxon 10.8.22
Kingfisher ** Letcombe Brook, Oxon 2.1.21
Kingfisher ** Letcombe Brook, Oxon 29.12.20
Kingfisher ** Southern Oxon 30.10.20
Kingfisher ** Bourne, Lincolnshire 6.8.20
Kingfisher ** Droitwich, Worcestershire   25.1.20
Kingfisher * Oxon 24.10.19
Kingfisher ** Oxon 17.10.19
Kingfisher ** Farmoor, Oxon 28.9.19
Kingfisher ** Otterbourne, Hampshire 20.9.19
Kingfisher ** Farmoor, Oxon 9.8.19
Kingfisher ** Droitwich, Worcestershire  26.10.18
Kingfisher * Farmoor, Oxon 13.9.18
Kingfisher * Farmoor, Oxon 28.4.18
Kingfisher ** Standlake Pit 60 29.10.16
Kingfisher * Standlake Pit 60 1.10.16
Kingfisher * Letcombe Bassett 16.02.13
Kingfisher * Letcombe Bassett 24.9.11
Kingfisher ** Otmoor, Oxon 12.9.09
Kingfisher * Shrike Meadow, Farmoor, Oxon 01.12.07
Kingfisher * Letcombe Bassett 18.11.06
Kingfisher Radley Gravel Pit 18.9.05
Hoopoe (!) Gosport, Hampshire 14.1.06
Bee-Eater(!) Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire 26.7.05
Woodpeckers  
Wryneck **  Lark Hill, Wantage, Oxon 20.9.21
Great-spotted Woodpecker ** South Wales 12.4.22
Great Spotted Woodpecker ** South Wales 21.10.21
Great Spotted Woodpecker ** South Wales 17.12.20
Great Spotted Woodpecker ** Loch Garten RSPB, Highland 16.1.16
Great Spotted Woodpecker * Milcombe, near Banbury, Oxon 18.2.11

Great Spotted Woodpecker *

 Catmore, Berks 17.3.07
Green Woodpecker ** Wantage, Oxon 19.7.25
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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