Birds
Marsh Harrier 2 (per Bark)
Turtle Dove 2+
Hobby 2
Evening:
Kingfisher 1
Turtle Dove 2
Snipe 6+
(per Andy Last)
Nb: The road through Beckley village is currently closed due to roadworks but the
reserve can still be accessed from the Horton Road and then the Woodperry road.
- Otmoor 3rd August
Evening: Yellow Wagtail 6 Little Egret 12 Hobby 3+ Greenshank Turtle Dove 1 Raven 2 Water Rail (juv) Kingfisher Starling Roost 3000+ (per Pete & Steve Roby, Tezzer and Andy Last) Morning: Hobby 5+ Sparrowhawk 2Water Rail (1 Juv)Lesser Whitethroat...
- Otmoor.a.m. 23rd September.
1 Turtle Dove 2 Stonechat 1 Kingfisher 2+ Hobby 2 Snipe. Turtle Dove photo courtesey of Derek Woodard....
- Otmoor.a.m. 31th August.
1 Turtle Dove. The Pill 1 Green Sandpiper 14 Linnet 3+ Whinchat 2 Snipe 2+ Hobby. Also this morning. Marsh Harrier Whinchat 13 (9 near July's Meadow, 1 Greenaways,3 from public footpath to the south of the reserve) Redstart 1+ Spotted Flycatcher 2...
- Otmoor.a.m. 16th May.
Ashgrave : Noke End. 1 Cuckoo (calling) 4 Hobby 1 Raven 3 Dunlin 2 Common Tern. Turtle Dove: sitting in top of dead Oak along access road to rifle range, then moved to Roman road and E end of bridleway. Cuckoo: calling on MOD land. 5 Hobby: E end of Greenaways....
- Otmoor. 14th June.
M.O.D. Land 2 Buzzard 4 Curlew 1 Turtle Dove (Oddington end ) 1 Common Tern ( Reedbeds ) 3 Hobby 1 Kestrel 1 Turtle Dove (Beckley end ) Spoonbill seen until 10 A.M. http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding...
Birds
Otmoor 13th July
Marsh Harrier 2 (per Bark)
Turtle Dove 2+
Hobby 2
Evening:
Kingfisher 1
Turtle Dove 2
Snipe 6+
(per Andy Last)
Kestrel photo courtesey
of Andy Last.
Nb: The road through Beckley village is currently closed due to roadworks but the
reserve can still be accessed from the Horton Road and then the Woodperry road.
- Otmoor 3rd August
Evening: Yellow Wagtail 6 Little Egret 12 Hobby 3+ Greenshank Turtle Dove 1 Raven 2 Water Rail (juv) Kingfisher Starling Roost 3000+ (per Pete & Steve Roby, Tezzer and Andy Last) Morning: Hobby 5+ Sparrowhawk 2Water Rail (1 Juv)Lesser Whitethroat...
- Otmoor.a.m. 23rd September.
1 Turtle Dove 2 Stonechat 1 Kingfisher 2+ Hobby 2 Snipe. Turtle Dove photo courtesey of Derek Woodard....
- Otmoor.a.m. 31th August.
1 Turtle Dove. The Pill 1 Green Sandpiper 14 Linnet 3+ Whinchat 2 Snipe 2+ Hobby. Also this morning. Marsh Harrier Whinchat 13 (9 near July's Meadow, 1 Greenaways,3 from public footpath to the south of the reserve) Redstart 1+ Spotted Flycatcher 2...
- Otmoor.a.m. 16th May.
Ashgrave : Noke End. 1 Cuckoo (calling) 4 Hobby 1 Raven 3 Dunlin 2 Common Tern. Turtle Dove: sitting in top of dead Oak along access road to rifle range, then moved to Roman road and E end of bridleway. Cuckoo: calling on MOD land. 5 Hobby: E end of Greenaways....
- Otmoor. 14th June.
M.O.D. Land 2 Buzzard 4 Curlew 1 Turtle Dove (Oddington end ) 1 Common Tern ( Reedbeds ) 3 Hobby 1 Kestrel 1 Turtle Dove (Beckley end ) Spoonbill seen until 10 A.M. http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding...