Birds
Otmoor: The Pill
Short-eared Owl: hunting at dusk.
Jonathan Mercer
- 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: 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...
- Otmoor 7th February.
2 Short-eared Owls (hunting) 1 Ringtail Harrier Stoneshank Grey Plover (Big Otmoor) 13 Ruff 12 (Ashgrave and 1 on big otmoor) 3 Black-tailed Godwit (over Big Otmoor) Peter Coombes 2 ringtail Hen Harriers flying together down eastern edge of Greenaways...
- Coleshill: 13th January
Coleshill 2 Short-eared Owl: SU2296. Jonathan Mercer...
- Otmoor 25th Nov
Just returned from a visit to Otmoor to check out the starling roost. Approximately 20,000 birds displayed then went down to roost in the reeds in 3 separate flocks using both reservoirs. A female peregrine flew low over the reeds but did not get up amongst...
Birds
Otmoor: The Pill: 22nd October
Otmoor: The Pill
Short-eared Owl: hunting at dusk.
Jonathan Mercer
- 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: 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...
- Otmoor 7th February.
2 Short-eared Owls (hunting) 1 Ringtail Harrier Stoneshank Grey Plover (Big Otmoor) 13 Ruff 12 (Ashgrave and 1 on big otmoor) 3 Black-tailed Godwit (over Big Otmoor) Peter Coombes 2 ringtail Hen Harriers flying together down eastern edge of Greenaways...
- Coleshill: 13th January
Coleshill 2 Short-eared Owl: SU2296. Jonathan Mercer...
- Otmoor 25th Nov
Just returned from a visit to Otmoor to check out the starling roost. Approximately 20,000 birds displayed then went down to roost in the reeds in 3 separate flocks using both reservoirs. A female peregrine flew low over the reeds but did not get up amongst...