Draybirds
Records of birds in Drayton sent in by residents,
mostly April 2002
Tetrad 4694 unless stated: 410 records reeceived by 14.5.02
a Barbara Bell 7 High St,
b Terry Fleming Sutton Wick Lane,
c Jennifer Pooley 11 Halls Close 4694 and 4692
d Sheila Cook 1 Gravel Lane
e- Lewis Beadle 4692,
f Ruth Pacey 16 Church La 4894 g Sheila Purvis 25 Steventon Rd ?4692, h Fred Hays (2000-2), i Mrs M owens 80 Steventon road 4692,
j Mrs Bradley 126a Whitehorns Way 4694
k G Cox 1a High St,4694,
l Simon Murray 90 Whitehorns Way 4694,
m Mrs Janet Strong 29 Crabtree La
n Mrs M Peacey 34 Steventon Rd 4692
o Shirley Schofield 83 Abingdon Rd,
p Jean and Barry Williams 28 Church Lane
q Judy Henman 20 Steventon Rd
r John Derrick Vicarage Gravel Lane
s Mrs J Taylor Forge Garage High St
t Heather Mole 26 High St
u M F Lyon 18 Crabtree Lane
v Mr & Mrs M Dixon 5 Lockway
w Cook family Sutton Wick Lane
x Tanis 51 Whitehorns Way
y A Bax Henleys Lane
Draybirds p 2
Blackbird a b c d e f g h i j l, m n o p q r t u v w x
Blue tit a b c d e f g h i j l, m n o p q r t u v w
Brambling n
Bullfinch d e f h i n o p q(less now) t(01) u
Buzzard r
Chaffinch b c d e f g i l m n o p q (less now) r t u v
Coal tit c f r s u
Collared dove a b c d e f g h i j l n o p q r t u v w
Crow q s w
Cuckoo b heard, m 1997, q(not since 2000) t(not recent)
Dunnock = hedge sparrow = accentor m o r t u
Fieldfare a, nests in yew; q (not since 99)
Geese Canada t (flying)
Gold crest r s t (some years ago)
Goldfinch a c d(teasels) e f g h i l m n o q (rare) t u v x
Great tit b e f g h i l m n o t u v w
Greenfinch a b c d e f g h i l m n o q(rare) t u v w x
Heron c, y q s t
House martin f h t (flying over)
House sparrow b c d e f g h i j l m n o p q(far less now) r s t u v w x
Jackdaw f g r t u w
Jay, y f r s t
Kestrel r t x (one)
Lapwing q (c92) t (field to S)
Lark c l
Linnet p v
Long-tailed tit c g r s t u
Magpie a01 c g h i n q r s t u v w
Mallard s t(2000-1) t
Missel (= mistle) thrush p r s t (in birch until 01) x
Owl, little, s y
tawny ?t ?y
peregrine falcon, e eating pigeon
pheasant s t (field to S)
redwing r
Robin a b c d(6) e f g h i j l m n o p q r t u v w
Rook c e f g h i l n q t u v w
Draybirds p 3
Seagulls t from tip
Song thrush b c d(2) e f? g i l m n o q (not since 99) r t u v w
Sparrowhawk a regularly, eats collared doves; h p u v y
Spotted flycatcher s t (Phone wires)
Starling b c e f g h i j l m n o p q (less now) r t u v w x
Swallow c f t (flying over)
Swans 9 (fly over)
Swift c f ?t (flying over)
Terns t from tip
Tree creeper a on walnut tree, t (some years ago)
Wagtail, pied h, i (which?), k (which?) q “trotty” s t v
Wagtail, yellow d(2)
Wagtail, grey v
Woodpecker, green a? on walnut tree, b, c, e (eating lawn worms; also East way) q r s t v
Great spotted s u
lesser spotted c?
unspec Bob Matthews, w
Woodpigeon a b c e h j l m n o p q (also racing pigeons) t u v w
Wren a b c f g h i m n q r s u v w x
Yellowhammer u
Simon Murray also saw a “lone red kite” between Appleford and Sutton Courtenay.
Mrs Bradley is concerned about the feeding of nuts to garden birds at this time of year. Mrs Strong successfully reared a fledgling sparrow.
Peacocks in Sutton Wick Lane and 26 High St.
A green budgerigar was also recorded.
Judy Henman noted changes in numbers and problems with cats and magpies, and humming birds in two hot summers (presumed 1975-6)