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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Farlington Marshes, Hampshire | 21.02.09 | |
| 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 |
| Grinton Moor, North Yorkshire | 31.08.11 | |
| Bury Down, Berks | 14.02.09 | |
| Cow Down, Berks | 06.01.08 | |
| 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 ** | 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 |
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| Kingfisher, Hoopoe, Bee-eater |  |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Catmore, Berks | 17.3.07 | |
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| 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: | ||
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'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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