Birds
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Short-eared Owl: Morleys at c.6pm.
2 Barn Owl: 2 hunting along the bund between the screens late afternoon and 1 later at Morleys.
2 Redshank: Big Otmoor. Lot's of calling, possibly 3 or 4 birds.
22 Dunlin: Big Otmoor.
27 Snipe: 27+ Big Otmoor and Greenaways.
3 Water Rail: 3+.
Gareth Blockley
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 22nd February
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Marsh Harrier 2 Stonechat: Pair. 6 Water Rail: at least 6 heard. 50 Snipe: c.45 flushed from Greenaways and several others around. Gareth Blockley...
- 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. 7th January.
1 Cetti's Warbler (calling, by the bridleway) 20 Snipe (Greenaways Scrape) 3 White-fronted Geese (Ashgrave,Noke end) 1 Ross's Goose (feral) 1 Peregrine (female, on Big Otmoor) 2 Stonechat (M&F, Greenaways) 1 Sparrowhawk (female, Otmoor Lane)....
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 5th September
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Greenshank Bittern this evening (per Phil Barnett) Yellow Wagtail 220+ went to roost in the reed beds (per Phil Barnett) Black-tailed Godwit Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail (per RSPB Otmoor) Long Meadow Redstart 3 Spotted Flycatcher Willow...
- Otmoor 9th February
Bullfinch Otmoor courtesey of Mark Chivers Grey Plover still with the Golden Plovers Sanderling c20 Ruff 25+ Dunlin c15 Hen Harrier r/t Peregrine Sparrowhawk Bearded Tit Redpoll on feeders (per Stephen Collier) (per Bark) Short-eared Owl 2 (Morleys/Car...
Birds
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 19th February
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Short-eared Owl: Morleys at c.6pm.
2 Barn Owl: 2 hunting along the bund between the screens late afternoon and 1 later at Morleys.
2 Redshank: Big Otmoor. Lot's of calling, possibly 3 or 4 birds.
22 Dunlin: Big Otmoor.
27 Snipe: 27+ Big Otmoor and Greenaways.
3 Water Rail: 3+.
Gareth Blockley
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 22nd February
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Marsh Harrier 2 Stonechat: Pair. 6 Water Rail: at least 6 heard. 50 Snipe: c.45 flushed from Greenaways and several others around. Gareth Blockley...
- 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. 7th January.
1 Cetti's Warbler (calling, by the bridleway) 20 Snipe (Greenaways Scrape) 3 White-fronted Geese (Ashgrave,Noke end) 1 Ross's Goose (feral) 1 Peregrine (female, on Big Otmoor) 2 Stonechat (M&F, Greenaways) 1 Sparrowhawk (female, Otmoor Lane)....
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 5th September
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Greenshank Bittern this evening (per Phil Barnett) Yellow Wagtail 220+ went to roost in the reed beds (per Phil Barnett) Black-tailed Godwit Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail (per RSPB Otmoor) Long Meadow Redstart 3 Spotted Flycatcher Willow...
- Otmoor 9th February
Bullfinch Otmoor courtesey of Mark Chivers Grey Plover still with the Golden Plovers Sanderling c20 Ruff 25+ Dunlin c15 Hen Harrier r/t Peregrine Sparrowhawk Bearded Tit Redpoll on feeders (per Stephen Collier) (per Bark) Short-eared Owl 2 (Morleys/Car...