A yellow helicopter has been spotted flying low above Oxford this morning as people were left wondering what it was doing.

Pictures were taken from the Osney Mead area which show the aircraft flying low just above office buildings at 11.09am. 

According to aviation tracking website Flight Radar, the helicopter left Bristol at 9.49am.

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The helicopter flying over Osney Mead The helicopter flying over Osney Mead (Image: Newsquest) The website says the helicopter landed at Brize Norton at 10.46am and then flew to Oxford Airport, which is near Yarnton, which landed after flying over north Oxford.

The aircraft is called Airbus Helicopters H135.

It is understood that yellow helicopters are often used by electricity distributors to check for any repair or maintenance works. 

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has been contacted for more information.