Birds
Otmoor 12th January
Whooper Swan with 17 Mute Swan In field east of the main Bridleway between Oddington and Noke this afternoon. (per Barry Bachelor).
Whooper Swan still present 15:20 at least (per Dave Lowe)
White-fronted Goose 11 (2 juv) Hen Harrier 1 (ringtail) Peregrine 2
Otmoor Birding
Bittern over reedbed late afternoon Little Egret 8
(per Dave Lowe) |
Female (left) & Male Peregrine Otmoor (c) R.W
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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...
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Otmoor Great White Egret 25th May
Great White Egret c14:00-c15:00 then flew south and appeared to land somewhere on the RSPB reserve. Found by Barry Bachelor in the field north of the Jacob Stone. there is a large pool in this field that dries out during the summer but is still quite...
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Otmoor 2nd February
Bewick's Swan 8 (1 juv) on Greenaways until 16:40 when they flew off west (per Dave Horton) White-fronted Geese 3 still on Ashgrave Bittern Hen Harrier (ringtail) Peregrine Barn Owl 2 hunting together in the car park field (per Dave Horton)...
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Rspb Otmoor Webs Count 14/01/2013
Mute swan: 21 European white-fronted goose: 3 Greylag goose: 172 Canada goose: 263 Wigeon: 1260 Gadwall: 16 Teal: 1305 Mallard: 246 Pintail: 4...
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Otmoor 26th February
Bittern (showing on and off from the 2nd screen all morning but no sign in the afternoon by 15:30) White-fronted Goose (on The Closes with the Greylags) Short-eared Owl Peregrine Sparrowhawk ...
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