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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2020 and 31/12/2020.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
26/12/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	33	N J Bucknell
	mostly near old university outstation.
26/12/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	49	N J Bucknell
	including 40 together on the break crop by the Ridgeway near the end of the road to Churn Road Compton, some singing.
20/12/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	4	P Bright-Thomas
15:00	Possibly also some distant song.
09/12/20	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	8	P J Crowley
11:30
28/11/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	10	N J Bucknell
	east of old railway line.
28/11/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	2	N J Bucknell
15:25	by Ridgeway.
28/11/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	7	N J Bucknell
15:05	by Ridgeway at bottom of Compton gallops.
22/11/20	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	8	R Keel
09:15	Several singing males. With DRK.
21/11/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	8	N J Bucknell

28/10/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	21	N J Bucknell
	one west of old railway, 20 on cover crop on triangular field east of old railway.
28/10/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	8	N J Bucknell
	7 by track to East Ilsley 10-30; one by Ridgeway 10-45.
25/10/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	7	N J Bucknell
	3 west of old railway on field radish crop, 4 east of old outstation.
25/10/20	Corn Bunting	Lowbury Hill	2	N J Bucknell
10:55	flying over county boundary.
25/10/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	1	N J Bucknell
10:35	by Ridgeway.
25/10/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	9	N J Bucknell
	4 by track to East Ilsley, 5 south of Ridgeway, all on fodder crop (field radish?), 1 and 2 respectively singing.
17/10/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	14	N J Bucknell
15:30	in two groups of 6 and 8 on overhead wires near junction of concrete road and Ridgeway.
10/10/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	4	N J Bucknell
10:30	on kale north of Ridgeway, 2 singing.
10/10/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	10	N J Bucknell
10:10	on kale by track to Compton Down.
28/09/20	Corn Bunting	Lowbury Hill	2	A B Tomczynski
12:00
26/09/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	22	N J Bucknell
09:15	in break crop, west of old railway/north of track to Compton Down.
02/09/20	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	28	N J Bucknell
15:20	flying from emerging kale crop (?) north of Ridgeway south across the path, east of car parks.
15/08/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	35	N J Bucknell
14:20	at least this number on poppy field west of old railway line, mobile amongst the seed heads.
14/08/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	66	N J Bucknell
15:50	on poppy field west of old railway line - about half looked like juveniles.
08/08/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	64	N J Bucknell
09:50	two groups, first towards east end of wheat field on triangular field east of old railway line of 46 birds, mobile and difficult to scope, but about half young birds, second near west end of concrete road of 18 at 11-50, of which approx 12 looked like juveniles.
26/07/20	Corn Bunting	Lowbury Hill	2	N J Bucknell
12:00
25/07/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	5	N J Bucknell
	3 singing near bridge over old railway, 2 near concrete road.
25/07/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	1	N J Bucknell
11:05	singing by Ridgeway.
25/07/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	3	N J Bucknell
10:45	singing near junction of Ridgeway and track to East Ilsley.
19/07/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	32	N J Bucknell
16:30	on wheat crop on triangular field east of old railway line - quite mobile, some juveniles with them.
19/07/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	7	N J Bucknell
	1 singing by track to East Ilsley from Ridgeway, 6 together in wheat field north of track to Churn.
18/07/20	Corn Bunting	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth	1	N J Bucknell
10:15	singing at Warren Farm.
12/07/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	9	N J Bucknell

12/07/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	6	N J Bucknell

11/07/20	Corn Bunting	West Ilsley	1	S D Abbott
11:00	Just west of the village.
11/07/20	Corn Bunting	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth	5	N J Bucknell
	singing in the Warren Farm/Lowbury Hill area, late morning.
04/07/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	1	N J Bucknell
11:25	singing by Ridgeway.
04/07/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	14	N J Bucknell

04/07/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	13	N J Bucknell

01/07/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	10	R Dryden
21:00
28/06/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	15	N J Bucknell
	including 12 singing birds.
28/06/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	2	N J Bucknell
	singing.
28/06/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	14	N J Bucknell

26/06/20	Corn Bunting	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth	4	N J Bucknell
	singing birds in the Warren Farm/Lowbury Hill area.
22/06/20	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	5	R C Price
10:30	3 singing.
23/06/20	Corn Bunting	Seven Barrows	1	N J Bucknell
16:55	singing at Postdown Farm.
23/06/20	Corn Bunting	Seven Barrows	2	N J Bucknell
15:50	one singing, north of BBOWT car park.
21/06/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	10	N J Bucknell
	including 8 singing birds.
21/06/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	3	N J Bucknell
	singing along Ridgeway.
21/06/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	16	N J Bucknell
	including 13 singing birds, and one carrying food.
20/06/20	Corn Bunting	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth	2	N J Bucknell
	sining males in Lowbury Down/Warren Farm area.
14/06/20	Corn Bunting	Aldworth	4	N J Bucknell
	male. singing in Warren Farm/Lowbury Hill area.
13/06/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	4	N J Bucknell
	male. singing alongside Ridgeway.
13/06/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	9	N J Bucknell
	including 5 singing males.
13/06/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	8	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
07/06/20	Corn Bunting	Lowbury Hill	1	N J Bucknell
11:20	male. singing. Also Curlew calling at Aston Upthorpe .
06/06/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	9	N J Bucknell
	singing males.
06/06/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	3	N J Bucknell
	singing males along Ridgeway.
06/06/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	12	N J Bucknell
	including 11 singing males.
06/06/20	Corn Bunting	Lowbury Hill	3	M J Mitchell
09:30	m. Singing despite windy conditions.
05/06/20	Corn Bunting	Wellbottom Down	4	D N Rimes
10:30	SU311837.
31/05/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	6	N J Bucknell
	including 5 singing males.
31/05/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	9	N J Bucknell
	8 singing males.
31/05/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	11	N J Bucknell
	10 singing males & 1 bird carrying food.
31/05/20	Corn Bunting	Wellbottom Down	2	M J Dear
10:02
29/05/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	4	R Crawford
21:10	Singing.
24/05/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	10	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
24/05/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	2	N J Bucknell
	male. singing by Ridgeway.
24/05/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	8	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
20/05/20	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	11	M J Dear
08:15
17/05/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	6	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
17/05/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	4	N J Bucknell
	male. singing along Ridgeway.
17/05/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	5	N J Bucknell
	male. simging.
16/05/20	Corn Bunting	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
09:45	male. singing at Streatley Farm - first for some years.
09/05/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	1	N J Bucknell
11:10	male. singing by Ridgeway.
09/05/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	6	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
03/05/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	14	N J Bucknell
11:50	male. singing.
03/05/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	5	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
03/05/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	15	N J Bucknell
	including 13 singing males.
25/04/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	9	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
25/04/20	Corn Bunting	Lowbury Hill	4	N J Bucknell
	male. singing, 3 on Oxon side, 1 in Berks.
25/04/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	3	N J Bucknell
	along Ridgeway, 2 singing.
25/04/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	8	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
18/04/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	14	N J Bucknell
	including 13 singing males.
18/04/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	75	N J Bucknell
	including 70 in flock on field south of Ridgeway - surprising as elsewhere apparently taking up territories.
18/04/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	7	N J Bucknell
	male. singing.
12/04/20	Corn Bunting	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth	8	N J Bucknell
10:30	in bushes along path from Streatley Warren to Lowbury Hill.
21/03/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	60	N J Bucknell
15:45	in mixed flock with Linnets and Yellowhammers south of Ridgeway, also another 21 by the Fair Mile at Aston Upthorpe, Oxon at 16-10.
21/03/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	3	N J Bucknell

07/03/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	35	N J Bucknell
15:40	flushed to bushes along Ridgeway on Berkshire side from flock of 80 at Churn.
07/03/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	80	N J Bucknell
15:20	at east end of triangular field east of old railway line.
07/03/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	2	N J Bucknell
14:40	by track gallops south of to Churn.
01/03/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	58	N J Bucknell
11:40	east of old university outstation.
01/03/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	2	N J Bucknell
	singing birds, either side of Ridgeway.
12/02/20	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	7	N J Bucknell
	6 by path from West Ilsley to Cow Down, 1 by car park.
08/02/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	20	N J Bucknell
15:30	in bushes by Ridgeway.
08/02/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	114	N J Bucknell
15:20	on bushes east of old university outstation - also 2 along concrete road.
07/02/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	6	J J Kearns
11:50
05/02/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	20	N J Bucknell
15:25	by Ridgeway - in addition to large flock nearby at Churn.
05/02/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	235	N J Bucknell
15:00	in flock at east end of triangular field, east of old university outstation.
05/02/20	Corn Bunting	Compton	2	N J Bucknell
15:00	over railway bridge on Ridgeway. SU510833.
05/02/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	20	M Hunt
13:15	Min. count.
02/02/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	90	N J Bucknell
11:10	on fields and fence line/bushes east of old university outstation.
02/02/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	15	N J Bucknell
11:00	on bushes and stubble south of Ridgeway.
02/02/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
10:20	Singing by track to East Ilsley.
26/01/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	21	N J Bucknell
	2 west of old railway line, 15 in bushes on gallops east of old university outstation, 4 on triangular field/by concrete road west of old outstation.
26/01/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	6	N J Bucknell
	at various locations, 5 of them singing.
20/01/20	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	70	C McEwan
15:30	Minimum. SU4684.
19/01/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	150	R Righelato
15:19	approx. on winter feed piece near Lower Chance.
04/01/20	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	200	R Righelato
19:29	200-300 on fields south of Lower Chance with smaller numbers of Yellowhammers, Chaffinches and a few Reed Buntings at 11.30. Passing by two hours later almost all had gone.
04/01/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	100	N J Bucknell
15:45	with mixed flock of Yellowhammers, Linnets & a few Reed Buntings in bushes by Ridgeway near junction with Fair Mile.
04/01/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	7	N J Bucknell
14:25	west of old railway.
01/01/20	Corn Bunting	Lowbury Hill	4	N J Bucknell
15:40	on fence that marks the county boundary.
01/01/20	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	26	N J Bucknell
15:15	25 with about 80 Yellowhammers in bushes by Ridgeway near junction with Fair Mile, 1 more on Ridgeway near maize game strip.
01/01/20	Corn Bunting	Compton	9	N J Bucknell
15:00	in hedge in field east of old railway line.
01/01/20	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	1	N J Bucknell
14:00	west of old railway line singing.