Birds
Received a belated report today of a Spoonbill, present last Saturday (28th May) on the small pools to the west of Mackney Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell. No sign since.
- Port Meadow: 27th April
Spoonbill: 1w on the floods for 5 minutes before flying south. Black-tailed Godwit 2 Swift Adam Hartley A grab of the Spoonbill before it flew off...
- Otmoor: 12th June
Spoonbill Still showing well in front of hide at 20:30. Male and fem cuckoo past hide and 100s of toadlets inside it (hiding from spoonbill!?). Gropper reeling near Big Otmoor gauge boards. Joe Harris...
- West Oxon Sailing Lakes 16th Dec
Belated report of a Smew (red head) on one of the W.O.S.Lakes complex yesterday (per Jon Prowse) West Oxon Sailing Club & Lakes are off of the B4449 between the Dix Pit turn and Hardwick....
- Otmoor 15th December
The starling roost has now reduced to 30 birds. I do not expect numbers to recover to their peak levels but we will post here if they do. Also on the reserve this afternoon:Redshank 1Water rail 1Wigeon 50Teal 40Shoveler 12Gadwall 2Pochard 2Tufted duck...
- Marsh Baldon 6th Nov
Belated report of a Lapland Bunting heard saturday evening over Marsh Baldon (per Phil Barnet)...
Birds
Belated Spoonbill
Received a belated report today of a Spoonbill, present last Saturday (28th May) on the small pools to the west of Mackney Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell. No sign since.
- Port Meadow: 27th April
Spoonbill: 1w on the floods for 5 minutes before flying south. Black-tailed Godwit 2 Swift Adam Hartley A grab of the Spoonbill before it flew off...
- Otmoor: 12th June
Spoonbill Still showing well in front of hide at 20:30. Male and fem cuckoo past hide and 100s of toadlets inside it (hiding from spoonbill!?). Gropper reeling near Big Otmoor gauge boards. Joe Harris...
- West Oxon Sailing Lakes 16th Dec
Belated report of a Smew (red head) on one of the W.O.S.Lakes complex yesterday (per Jon Prowse) West Oxon Sailing Club & Lakes are off of the B4449 between the Dix Pit turn and Hardwick....
- Otmoor 15th December
The starling roost has now reduced to 30 birds. I do not expect numbers to recover to their peak levels but we will post here if they do. Also on the reserve this afternoon:Redshank 1Water rail 1Wigeon 50Teal 40Shoveler 12Gadwall 2Pochard 2Tufted duck...
- Marsh Baldon 6th Nov
Belated report of a Lapland Bunting heard saturday evening over Marsh Baldon (per Phil Barnet)...