Birds
Turtle dove purring on the north side of Ashgrave.
12 Little Egrets on Big Otmoor and Ashgrave.
Marsh Harrier 2 (1 over Ashgrave)
1 Hobby
Water Rail (h)
Kingfisher on southern reedbed.
Grasshopper Warbler (h)
Lesser Whitethroat
1 Spotted Flycatcher
News from yesterday:
2 Cranes on Malt Pit.
8 Black-tailed Godwits on Ashgrave.
(RSPB & Terry Tossel, Ralph Watts)
RSPB Otmoor Blog
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 8th April
2 Marsh Harrier (m/f skydiving over Reedbeds) 1 Sparrowhawk (over CP Field) 1 Peregrine 1 Merlin (Otmoor Lane). 2 Little-ringed Plover 2 Oystercatcher 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Ruff 2 Dunlin (Ashgrave) 1 Curlew (calling, Greenaways) 6+Snipe 1 Water Rail (H)...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 8th May
8th May Otmoor: RSPB reserve Marsh Harrier: hunting over reed bed. Water Rail: calling by first screen. Greenshank: Ashgrave. Ruff: Ashgrave. Dunlin: Ashgrave. Whimbrel 2 Shelduck Peter Law...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs 17th December
Total counts from the December WeBS. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Little egret 4 (2 Ashgrave, 2 Closes)Grey Heron 7 (2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor, 2 Greenaways, 1 Ashgrave) Mute swan 22 (5 Flood, 7 Malt Pit, 4 Big Otmoor, 4 Greenaways,...
- Rspb Otmoor Wetland Birds Count 3rd December
Little Egret 1 (Big Otmoor)Grey Heron 4 (1 Malt Pit, 1 Ashgrave, 2 Big Otmoor)Mute Swan 12 (2 Ashgrave, 8 Flood, 2 Greenaways)Greylag Goose 153 (1 Ashgrave, 152 Closes)Canada Goose 186 (173 Ashgrave, 6 Big Otmoor, 7 Flood)Wigeon 129...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs (unofficial) 29th Oct.
Lapwing 587 (12 Closes, 75 Greenaways, 500 Ashgrave)Snipe 2 (1 Closes, 1 Ashgrave)Golden plover 14 (13 Big Otmoor, 1 Ashgrave)Redshank 2 (2 Closes) Greylag geese 158 (158 Closes)Canada geese 383 (2 Closes, 1 Flood, 380 Ashgrave)Moorhen 6 (3 Closes, 3...
Birds
Otmoor: 7th July
Turtle dove purring on the north side of Ashgrave.
12 Little Egrets on Big Otmoor and Ashgrave.
Marsh Harrier 2 (1 over Ashgrave)
1 Hobby
Water Rail (h)
Kingfisher on southern reedbed.
Grasshopper Warbler (h)
Lesser Whitethroat
1 Spotted Flycatcher
News from yesterday:
2 Cranes on Malt Pit.
8 Black-tailed Godwits on Ashgrave.
(RSPB & Terry Tossel, Ralph Watts)
RSPB Otmoor Blog
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 8th April
2 Marsh Harrier (m/f skydiving over Reedbeds) 1 Sparrowhawk (over CP Field) 1 Peregrine 1 Merlin (Otmoor Lane). 2 Little-ringed Plover 2 Oystercatcher 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Ruff 2 Dunlin (Ashgrave) 1 Curlew (calling, Greenaways) 6+Snipe 1 Water Rail (H)...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 8th May
8th May Otmoor: RSPB reserve Marsh Harrier: hunting over reed bed. Water Rail: calling by first screen. Greenshank: Ashgrave. Ruff: Ashgrave. Dunlin: Ashgrave. Whimbrel 2 Shelduck Peter Law...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs 17th December
Total counts from the December WeBS. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Little egret 4 (2 Ashgrave, 2 Closes)Grey Heron 7 (2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor, 2 Greenaways, 1 Ashgrave) Mute swan 22 (5 Flood, 7 Malt Pit, 4 Big Otmoor, 4 Greenaways,...
- Rspb Otmoor Wetland Birds Count 3rd December
Little Egret 1 (Big Otmoor)Grey Heron 4 (1 Malt Pit, 1 Ashgrave, 2 Big Otmoor)Mute Swan 12 (2 Ashgrave, 8 Flood, 2 Greenaways)Greylag Goose 153 (1 Ashgrave, 152 Closes)Canada Goose 186 (173 Ashgrave, 6 Big Otmoor, 7 Flood)Wigeon 129...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs (unofficial) 29th Oct.
Lapwing 587 (12 Closes, 75 Greenaways, 500 Ashgrave)Snipe 2 (1 Closes, 1 Ashgrave)Golden plover 14 (13 Big Otmoor, 1 Ashgrave)Redshank 2 (2 Closes) Greylag geese 158 (158 Closes)Canada geese 383 (2 Closes, 1 Flood, 380 Ashgrave)Moorhen 6 (3 Closes, 3...