Birds
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 of actually seeing it.
Gnome
Still calling intermittently 18:15 but hasn't once been seen (Badger)
Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 14th May
Glossy Ibis still on Closes 18:28 (per Andy Last) 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew (per Peter Coombes) 12 Little Egret 2 Turtle Dove 7 Hobby. Raven (per Peter Coombes) Cuckoo courtesey of Nick Truby Peregrine (John Gough) Quail Heard...
- Abingdon: River Thames: 11th May
Abingdon: River Thames Cuckoo: Heard calling in woods to north west of Sutton Courtenay Weirs. Bird heard calling in this area for last ten days. Ian Marriott...
- 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...
- 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....
- Otmoor 13th June
Corncrake still calling from Greenaways 19:20 (per Clackers) still on Greenaways this morning at 5a.m (heard only) (per Dave Lowe) Still calling on Greenaways at 11:45 (heard only) (per Dave Daniells) Still calling about 100 yards west of the bench...
Birds
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 of actually seeing it.
Gnome
Still calling intermittently 18:15 but hasn't once been seen (Badger)
Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 14th May
Glossy Ibis still on Closes 18:28 (per Andy Last) 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew (per Peter Coombes) 12 Little Egret 2 Turtle Dove 7 Hobby. Raven (per Peter Coombes) Cuckoo courtesey of Nick Truby Peregrine (John Gough) Quail Heard...
- Abingdon: River Thames: 11th May
Abingdon: River Thames Cuckoo: Heard calling in woods to north west of Sutton Courtenay Weirs. Bird heard calling in this area for last ten days. Ian Marriott...
- 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...
- 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....
- Otmoor 13th June
Corncrake still calling from Greenaways 19:20 (per Clackers) still on Greenaways this morning at 5a.m (heard only) (per Dave Lowe) Still calling on Greenaways at 11:45 (heard only) (per Dave Daniells) Still calling about 100 yards west of the bench...