Birds
Otmoor
3 Cuckoo: At least three birds on reserve today. Two seen flying together at top of path to first screen. While a third was calling from direction of carpark.
Grasshopper Warbler: Carpark field.
Peter Coombes
- Otmoor 14th June
3 Turtle Dove: 2 along bridleway and one along Roman road. Bearded Tit (juv) between 1st and 2nd screens. 3 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Grasshopper Warbler Singing, Carpark field. Curlew 12 Little Egret: In field behind 2nd screen. 5 Grey Heron: In field behind...
- Otmoor: 30th July
Otmoor Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers. Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark. Grasshopper Warbler Raven: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger Gnome...
- Otmoor: 25th May
Otmoor Grasshopper Warbler: Calling from carpark field. Peregrine: Circling near hide with buzzard and red kite. Ringed Plover: On 1st scrape (Big Otmoor). Curlew Peter Coombes Otmoor Birding ...
- Otmoor 20th April
2 Lesser Whitethroat Malt Pit 1 Garganey Ashgrave (JH) Good numbers of: Sedge warbler Blackcap, Willow warbler Chiffchaff Wheatear First lapwings have hatched. David Wilding 2 Reed Warbler by vols hut along bridleway 2 Grasshopper Warbler in the Car Park...
- Otmoor: 16th April
Redstart (male) Hopping in and out of blackthorn onto path near first screen. Short-eared Owl Merlin Peregrine Little Ringed Plover Cuckoo calling from near carpark field. Peter Coombes Otmoor: RSPB reserve Curlew: NW of Greenaways. Short-eared Owl 2...
Birds
Otmoor: 23rd April
Otmoor
3 Cuckoo: At least three birds on reserve today. Two seen flying together at top of path to first screen. While a third was calling from direction of carpark.
Grasshopper Warbler: Carpark field.
Peter Coombes
- Otmoor 14th June
3 Turtle Dove: 2 along bridleway and one along Roman road. Bearded Tit (juv) between 1st and 2nd screens. 3 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Grasshopper Warbler Singing, Carpark field. Curlew 12 Little Egret: In field behind 2nd screen. 5 Grey Heron: In field behind...
- Otmoor: 30th July
Otmoor Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers. Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark. Grasshopper Warbler Raven: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger Gnome...
- Otmoor: 25th May
Otmoor Grasshopper Warbler: Calling from carpark field. Peregrine: Circling near hide with buzzard and red kite. Ringed Plover: On 1st scrape (Big Otmoor). Curlew Peter Coombes Otmoor Birding ...
- Otmoor 20th April
2 Lesser Whitethroat Malt Pit 1 Garganey Ashgrave (JH) Good numbers of: Sedge warbler Blackcap, Willow warbler Chiffchaff Wheatear First lapwings have hatched. David Wilding 2 Reed Warbler by vols hut along bridleway 2 Grasshopper Warbler in the Car Park...
- Otmoor: 16th April
Redstart (male) Hopping in and out of blackthorn onto path near first screen. Short-eared Owl Merlin Peregrine Little Ringed Plover Cuckoo calling from near carpark field. Peter Coombes Otmoor: RSPB reserve Curlew: NW of Greenaways. Short-eared Owl 2...