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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2023 and 31/12/2023.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
25/11/23	Corn Bunting	Cow Down, West Ilsley	25	N J Bucknell
15:25	by Ridgeway, additional to birds further east along Ridgeway.
25/11/23	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	70	N J Bucknell
	estimate - mobile flocks passing between stubble to north and scrub by Ridgeway between west car park and Cow Down.
23/11/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	40	N J Bucknell
15:45	on overhead lines by track to East Ilsley with similar number of Linnets & Goldfinches.
15/11/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	8	N J Bucknell
15:45	along Ridgeway at foot of hill.
15/11/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	50	N J Bucknell
15:30	either side of concrete road in kale growing in stubble (at least this number).
05/11/23	Corn Bunting	Eastbury Down	50	A B Merrick
11:30
31/10/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	10	N J Bucknell
12:05	alongside Ridgeway at foot of hill.
31/10/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	12	N J Bucknell
	at least this number, most along concrete road.
31/10/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	160	A B Tomczynski
11:00	Counted on wires 95 then 65 at another location.
25/10/23	Corn Bunting	Cow Down, West Ilsley	27	A B Tomczynski
15:00
09/10/23	Corn Bunting	Cow Down, West Ilsley	30	N J Bucknell
16:30	in bushes by Ridgeway.
05/10/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	40	N J Bucknell
11:45	by concrete road, also feeding on stubble.
05/10/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	10	N J Bucknell
	9 by track to East Ilsley at 10-55; one over Compton Gallops at 11-10.
25/09/23	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	8	N J Bucknell
09:50	west of western car park.
23/09/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	19	N J Bucknell
10:40	on triangular field NW of junction of Ridgeway and tracks to Compton & East Ilsley.
10/09/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
10:20	on gallops by track to Churn.
08/09/23	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	3	N J Bucknell
11:50	by Ridgeway, east of eastern car park.
08/09/23	Corn Bunting	Sheep Down (West Ilsley)	15	N J Bucknell
11:20	over track to West Ilsley.
04/09/23	Corn Bunting	Sheep Down (West Ilsley)	6	N J Bucknell
10:05	by track to West Ilsley.
03/09/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	6	N J Bucknell

01/09/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
15:15	by track to East Ilsley.
29/08/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	2	N J Bucknell
15:20	by track to East Ilsley.
28/08/23	Corn Bunting	Cow Down, West Ilsley	33	N J Bucknell
10:20	in uncut oats in loop at top of gallops.
27/08/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	38	N J Bucknell
	11 on newly cut wheat north of track to Churn at 20-35; 27 on small triangular field NW of junction of Ridgeway & track to E Ilsley.
25/08/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	1	N J Bucknell
15:55	by concrete road.
25/08/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	10	N J Bucknell
14:55	in uncut wheat north of track to East Ilsley - included some juveniles.
16/08/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	1	N J Bucknell
16:00	on overhead line by Ridgeway at foot of hill - in addition to the 51 noted at Churn.
16/08/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	51	N J Bucknell
	on large triangular field east of old railway line in flocks of 23 at 16-10; 25 at 16-25 and 3 more at 16-30 - many juveniles among them.
12/08/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	2	N J Bucknell
11:55	by concrete road.
12/08/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	22	N J Bucknell
10:45	mobile flock on uncut wheat field north of track to E Ilsley.
10/08/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	8	N J Bucknell
10:10	in uncut wheat west of old railway.
07/08/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	3	N J Bucknell
15:35	together on overhead line by Ridgeway at foot of hill.
07/08/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	4	N J Bucknell
	on circuit around Compton Gallops and field to west.
07/08/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	20	N J Bucknell
14:50	in mobile flock in wheat field west of old railway line.
03/08/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	2	N J Bucknell
11:25	by concrete road.
03/08/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
10:45	by junction of Ridgeway and track to East Ilsley.
03/08/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	18	N J Bucknell
10:10	flock in wheat field, north of track to Compton Downs.
01/08/23	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	7	N J Bucknell
	along Ridgeway between western car park and Cow Down.
29/07/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	4	N J Bucknell
	in strong breeze on circuit of Compton gallops & field to west.
25/07/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	7	N J Bucknell
	on circuit around Compton Gallops and field to west.
25/07/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	8	N J Bucknell

21/07/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	10	N J Bucknell

21/07/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	8	N J Bucknell
	on circuit around Compton Gallops and field to the west.
13/07/23	Corn Bunting	Wellbottom Down	6	N J Bucknell

13/07/23	Corn Bunting	Seven Barrows	3	N J Bucknell
10:30	also good numbers of butterflies, including 20+ Small Blue.
07/07/23	Corn Bunting	Weathercock Hill	22	A B Tomczynski
10:39
04/07/23	Corn Bunting	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
11:15	singing at Streatley Farm near Runsfold Hole, flew off to the south, then heard and seen again singing from top of a tree in the row of trees parallel to the Thames.
03/07/23	Corn Bunting	Wellbottom Down	6	N J Bucknell
	this morning, 10-15 to 10-50, north side of the hill.
01/07/23	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	15	N J Bucknell
	alongside Ridgeway between western car park and Sheep Down.
01/07/23	Corn Bunting	Cow Down, West Ilsley	4	N J Bucknell
	along upper part of track down to West Ilsley.
27/06/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	10	N J Bucknell

27/06/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	12	N J Bucknell
	on circuit around track from Churn - Compton gallops - Ridgeway.
25/06/23	Corn Bunting	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth	6	A B Tomczynski
07:30
23/06/23	Corn Bunting	Sheep Down (West Ilsley)	11	A B Tomczynski
07:30
21/06/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	10	R Dawson
12:25	Between Starveall and this location, with a detour S. SU526823.
19/06/23	Corn Bunting	Several Down	11	A B Tomczynski
15:00
22/05/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	1	L Southam
18:55	ad. on overhead wires. SU512831.
16/05/23	Corn Bunting	Wellbottom Down	3	N J Bucknell
	singing birds on N & E side.
15/05/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	5	N J Bucknell

15/05/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	11	N J Bucknell
	on circuit around Compton Gallops this morning.
13/05/23	Corn Bunting	East Garston	3	B Lyle
10:21	NDOC survey of SU 37 E Garston, G Shefford, Trindledown.
13/05/23	Corn Bunting	Aldworth	80	N J Bucknell
15:30	along path from Ridgeway, and on fields either side.
11/05/23	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	1	P Campbell
12:30	Singing from the only tree next to the Southern carpark.
07/05/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	5	N J Bucknell
	singing birds.
07/05/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	11	N J Bucknell
	including 10 singing birds, on circuit up track from Churn, & along Ridgeway two sides of Compton gallops.
02/05/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	10	J Taylor
19:42
02/05/23	Corn Bunting	Wellbottom Down	4	N J Bucknell
	on north and west sides.
02/05/23	Corn Bunting	Seven Barrows	5	N J Bucknell

01/05/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	18	N J Bucknell
	east of old railway line, including 12 around old university outstation.
25/04/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	46	N J Bucknell
	4 singing around old railway bridge and to the west of it at about 14-45, 40 in flock by old university outstation at 16-30, 2 by concrete road 16-50.
23/04/23	Corn Bunting	Seven Barrows	24	N J Bucknell
16:25	2 singing birds & flock of 22.
23/04/23	Corn Bunting	Wellbottom Down	3	N J Bucknell
	singing birds, one on north side at 15-30, two on west side at 15-45 and 16-05.
20/04/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	4	M Hannington
11:30	viewed from old railway bridge.
18/04/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	60	J Taylor
	Three groups of 15-25 walking from Disused Railway Bridge to former University Out Station.
18/04/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	2	R C Watts
10:00
17/04/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	1	N J Bucknell
15:55	singing by Ridgeway.
17/04/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	21	N J Bucknell

16/04/23	Corn Bunting	Eastbury	2	J Lerpiniere
12:53	SU350777.
11/04/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	14	N J Bucknell

11/04/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	12	N J Bucknell
	around Compton gallops/triangular field to the west. 9 singing.
09/04/23	Corn Bunting	Streatley Warren	2	S A Graham
09:00
03/04/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	7	N J Bucknell

03/04/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	4	N J Bucknell
10:05	along concrete road.
27/03/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	6	A B Tomczynski
10:00
20/03/23	Corn Bunting	Compton	2	N J Bucknell
12:10	at Churn Road.
14/03/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	33	N J Bucknell
	1 by track to East Ilsley, near junction with Ridgeway at 15-00, 32 in bushes by Ridgeway, Compton Gallops at 15-10.
19/02/23	Corn Bunting	Sheepdrove Organic Farm	40	A B Tomczynski
09:00	Total counted.
14/02/23	Corn Bunting	West Ilsley	3	N J Bucknell
16:25	by track to Ridgeway up Hodcott Down.
14/02/23	Corn Bunting	Sheep Down (West Ilsley)	250	N J Bucknell
15:25	about half way down to West Ilsley on track from Ridgeway - large flock in bushes by track and gallops, and feeding on stubble that had been rolled on the west side of the track.
11/02/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	47	N J Bucknell
15:00	on telegraph line by track to East Ilsley.
06/02/23	Corn Bunting	Bury Down	53	A B Tomczynski
18:54
28/01/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	6	N J Bucknell
14:45	on small triangular field by junction of Ridgeway, and tracks to E Ilsley & Churn Road Compton.
21/01/23	Corn Bunting	East Garston	4	B Lyle
10:00	mammals inc. hare, roe deer, fallow deer, fox, rabbit. NDOC SU37 survey incs. East Garston Down.
15/01/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	34	N J Bucknell
14:40	in and around triangular field left uncultivated NW of junction of Ridgeway and tracks to E Ilsley and Compton.
06/01/23	Corn Bunting	Churn Farm (Oxon)	1	N J Bucknell
10:40	near old university outstation.
06/01/23	Corn Bunting	Roden Downs	2	N J Bucknell
10:20	singing in field south of Ridgeway.
06/01/23	Corn Bunting	Compton Downs	65	N J Bucknell
09:50	on and around overgrown small triangular field NW of junction of Ridgeway & tracks to Compton & E Ilsley. .
02/01/23	Corn Bunting	West Ilsley	14	N J Bucknell
10:00	10 in mixed finch & bunting flock near Ridgeway at Sheep Down at 10 am, also 3 down track to the village and 1 east of Bury Down car parks later.