Birds
2 record shots of Dartford Warbler seen on the South Pill Grounds this afternoon often being harassed by Wrens. (Rog)
Seen again briefly early evening though mobile and elusive.
Marsh Harrier over reed beds
Short-eared Owl
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk 2
Water Rail
Cetti's Warbler (h) 2nd Screen
Chiffchaff 2
Whinchat
Stonechat 6+
Feral Ross's Goose with the Greylags
(Badger et al) Ross's photo by Badger.
- Otmoor 7th June
Marsh Harrier 2 Hobby 3+ Ringed Plover (Big Otmoor) Curlew 2 Common Tern Cuckoo c3 Turtle Dove 2+ Garden Warbler 3+ Lesser Whitethroat 3 Barnacle Goose (feral) (Big Otmoor) Ross's Goose (feral) Bar-headed Goose 2 (feral) (Otmoor massive) Full weekend...
- Otmoor 6th January
White-fronted Goose 3 Ashgrave Ross's Goose (feral) Ashgrave Peregrine Barn Owl Woodcock 3 out of Morleys 17:00 Cetti's Warbler 1+ (2nd screen) Stonechat (Noke Farm) Starling roost estimated at 45-50000 (Terry Tossell, Ron Louch, Joe Harris...
- Otmoor (13:30 - 17:00) November 1st
Great Grey Shrike 1 south pill in hawthorn hedge from 15:10-13, then moved off west Stonechat - 6 (100 acre field), 2 (south pill) Marsh Harrier - female over reed bed from first screen Chiffchaff - at least 1 (south pill) Water rail - heard from first...
- Otmoor.a.m. 28th October.
No sign of the Dartford Warbler in the South Pill Grounds today (per Phil Barnett) Kite & Harrier courtesy of John Reynolds 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Merlin (F) also seen nr Pill ground (Steve Akers) 1 Peregrine (per Steve Akers & John Reynolds) 1 Jack...
- Otmoor 27th October
Dartford Warbler still in the South Pill Grounds c10:37 though elusive (per Roger Wyatt) The Dartford Warbler constitutes the 200th bird recorded (unofficially) in the county this year. Well done Rog....
Birds
Otmoor 26th October
Seen again briefly early evening though mobile and elusive.
Marsh Harrier over reed beds
Short-eared Owl
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk 2
Water Rail
Cetti's Warbler (h) 2nd Screen
Chiffchaff 2
Whinchat
Stonechat 6+
Feral Ross's Goose with the Greylags
(Badger et al) Ross's photo by Badger.
- Otmoor 7th June
Marsh Harrier 2 Hobby 3+ Ringed Plover (Big Otmoor) Curlew 2 Common Tern Cuckoo c3 Turtle Dove 2+ Garden Warbler 3+ Lesser Whitethroat 3 Barnacle Goose (feral) (Big Otmoor) Ross's Goose (feral) Bar-headed Goose 2 (feral) (Otmoor massive) Full weekend...
- Otmoor 6th January
White-fronted Goose 3 Ashgrave Ross's Goose (feral) Ashgrave Peregrine Barn Owl Woodcock 3 out of Morleys 17:00 Cetti's Warbler 1+ (2nd screen) Stonechat (Noke Farm) Starling roost estimated at 45-50000 (Terry Tossell, Ron Louch, Joe Harris...
- Otmoor (13:30 - 17:00) November 1st
Great Grey Shrike 1 south pill in hawthorn hedge from 15:10-13, then moved off west Stonechat - 6 (100 acre field), 2 (south pill) Marsh Harrier - female over reed bed from first screen Chiffchaff - at least 1 (south pill) Water rail - heard from first...
- Otmoor.a.m. 28th October.
No sign of the Dartford Warbler in the South Pill Grounds today (per Phil Barnett) Kite & Harrier courtesy of John Reynolds 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Merlin (F) also seen nr Pill ground (Steve Akers) 1 Peregrine (per Steve Akers & John Reynolds) 1 Jack...
- Otmoor 27th October
Dartford Warbler still in the South Pill Grounds c10:37 though elusive (per Roger Wyatt) The Dartford Warbler constitutes the 200th bird recorded (unofficially) in the county this year. Well done Rog....