Water Eaton: Water Eaton/Sparsey Short-eared Owl: Seen flying over floods by Sparsey Bridge. Mobbed by red kite then some crows before flying over floods towards Wood Eaton. 16:08. Andrew Siantonas

Water Eaton 2 Stonechat: A pair along footpath on E of Cherwell. 15:00. Peregrine 15:00. 2 Raven: A pair on top of pylon kronking. 15:00. Simon Myers

Water Eaton Woodcock: Flushed from copse next to path. 12:00. Water Rail: One along river out in open. 12:00. Lesser Redpoll 12:00. Simon Myers

Water Eaton Peregrine: In usual area; took off from tree, then stooped on lapwings unsuccessfully – eventually returning to identical tree branch took off from! 14:00. Simon Myers

Water Eaton Merlin: Female/Juvenile type on the ground in the ‘Merlin field’. 11:15. Jeremy Dexter

Water Eaton Woodcock: Flushed by a dog and flew by at close range, my first here. 15:45. Peregrine: passed over. 15:45. Kingfisher 15:45. Simon Myers

Water Eaton Brambling: Over calling; also Sparrowhawk attacking the redwing/fieldfare flocks, and 10 Siskin, several Redpoll, Peregrine mobbing Red Kites, Raven over last few mornings. 09:00. Simon Myers

Water Eaton Stonechat: male. 17:00. 7 Golden Plover 17:00. Nicholas Boyd