Birds
Otmoor
White-fronted Goose: Northern phase of reedbed.
Merlin: Male in front of hide.
Peregrine: Big Otmoor.
Joe Harris
- Otmoor 8th January
Bearded Tits - Heard calling from the bridleway in the reed bed towards Noke. c100 yds before Noke turn where the hedge ends and you can see the reeds. Peregrine - Big Otmoor Pintail - 9 on Big Otmoor Little Egret - Ashgrave Stonechat...
- Otmoor.a.m. 9th March.
2 Curlew (displaying over Reedbeds) 3 Redshank 1 Dunlin 1 Merlin (Noke End) 1 W.F.Goose ( with Greylags, Ashgrave S.W. corner) Bittern Really close views as it came out of the Southern Phase of the reedbed and flew overhead landing in the north east corner...
- Otmoor. A.m. 2nd. March.
Ringed Plover: Northern phase of reedbed. Green Sandpiper: Northern phase of reedbed. Joe Harris 1 Redshank 1 Cettis Warbler (calling) 1 Water Rail (calling) 1 Tawny Owl (calling) 1 Sparrowhawk (M) 4+ L. Redpoll 21 Curlew (flew in from high up) 21 Curlew...
- Otmoor: 25th January
Otmoor White-fronted Goose: With Greylag Flock on Flood field. Short-eared Owl: Hunting in front of the hide. Joe Harris Otmoor Birding...
- Otmoor 9th May
2 Garganey: male & fem. Garganey pair feeding on Ashgrave field in front of hide. 4 Hobbies Cuckoo over Greenaways. 20+ Swifts feeding over reedbed. Impressive sight of Buzzard being mobbed by c.50 Lapwing over Big Otmoor. Turtle Dove briefly seen...
Birds
Otmoor: 29th February
Otmoor
White-fronted Goose: Northern phase of reedbed.
Merlin: Male in front of hide.
Peregrine: Big Otmoor.
Joe Harris
- Otmoor 8th January
Bearded Tits - Heard calling from the bridleway in the reed bed towards Noke. c100 yds before Noke turn where the hedge ends and you can see the reeds. Peregrine - Big Otmoor Pintail - 9 on Big Otmoor Little Egret - Ashgrave Stonechat...
- Otmoor.a.m. 9th March.
2 Curlew (displaying over Reedbeds) 3 Redshank 1 Dunlin 1 Merlin (Noke End) 1 W.F.Goose ( with Greylags, Ashgrave S.W. corner) Bittern Really close views as it came out of the Southern Phase of the reedbed and flew overhead landing in the north east corner...
- Otmoor. A.m. 2nd. March.
Ringed Plover: Northern phase of reedbed. Green Sandpiper: Northern phase of reedbed. Joe Harris 1 Redshank 1 Cettis Warbler (calling) 1 Water Rail (calling) 1 Tawny Owl (calling) 1 Sparrowhawk (M) 4+ L. Redpoll 21 Curlew (flew in from high up) 21 Curlew...
- Otmoor: 25th January
Otmoor White-fronted Goose: With Greylag Flock on Flood field. Short-eared Owl: Hunting in front of the hide. Joe Harris Otmoor Birding...
- Otmoor 9th May
2 Garganey: male & fem. Garganey pair feeding on Ashgrave field in front of hide. 4 Hobbies Cuckoo over Greenaways. 20+ Swifts feeding over reedbed. Impressive sight of Buzzard being mobbed by c.50 Lapwing over Big Otmoor. Turtle Dove briefly seen...