25th June Corncrake calling again
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25th June Corncrake calling again



One of the six terns (c) Bark

Paul Greenaway has heard the Corncrake calling from the field to the west of the second screen.
Lets hope that it keeps going a bit longer this time.
Bark

Not heard this pm but six Common Terns on the tern raft a bonus.
Bark

25/06/12 11:00a.m
Corncrake heard to the right as you come out onto the bridleway from
the RSPB car park.Did anyone else hear it this morning?.
(per D.Simmons goingbirding)


Also
Raven Over.
Turtle Dove
Grasshopper Warbler

(per Peter Coombes)

Otmoor Birding






- Otmoor 26th June
Saunders Ground Quail: Heard twice calling from near the bridleway out on Greenways betwen the hide and the Barbara Austin bench late morning but not again before the rain arrived. No sound of the Corncrake anywhere. John Edwards Water Rail (swimming...

- Otmoor 14th June
Corncrake still calling from Greenaways at 16:10 (heard only). (per RBA) Corncrake calling (Greenaways) in grass top of path to screens near gate (Right next to rspb blue sign) One lucky birder saw it cross the path into bushes heading towards big Otmoor....

- Corncrake Otmoor 12th June
A Corncrake has been heard calling intermittently from the area to the west of the two new scrapes on Greenaways. As is to be expected this is a heard only record! Peter Still calling at 5 p.m. though it appears to be in deep cover with little chance...

- Cuckoo's 21th May
Cuckoo calling in Headington from 5am. Have not heard one here for years. (Bark) I have just heard a Cuckoo calling at 9.10 P.M. It sounded as if it came from C.S.Lewis Reserve. (Paul Greenaway) Cuckoo yesterday at Woodcote (per EFG oos)...

- Otmoor, 17th May, Silly O'clock To 10:00
We have just completed an early morning survey on the reserve, and have had a few interesting sightings, on a lovely spring morning. A turtle dove was feeding on seed around the Greenaways cattle pen. There were at least two cuckoo's heard one along...



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