Birds
Glossy Ibis
Bittern seen in flight twice independently by visiting birders over Big Otmoor and then
landing on Greenaways.
Little Egret c10
Quail (h)
Common Tern x4
Greenshank x3 flew in mid morning probably the same ones from Farmoor (see previous post)
Nuthatch juvenile car park field
Turtle Doves x2
Bark
Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 19th July
Bittern Otmoor 18/7 courtesey of H.Cadman Glossy Ibis came in to roost along the spit viewed from the 1st screen c20:45 Bittern showing well from the 1st screen 20:20 Little Egret 17 in roost from 1st screen Barn Owl (per Steve Roby) Seen from the bridleway...
- Otmoor. 5th June.
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- May Highlights
Spotted Sandpiper by Andy Last So we’ve come to the end of May and the start of the summer doldrums. Whilst statistically this month should be the best one for the first half of the year in terms of rarities it had to do pretty well to beat what had...
- Otmoor 18th May
Montagu's Harrier (m) flew over Greenaways towards the Pill being mobbed by gulls c08:10 (Pete Barker et al) Glossy Ibis courtesey of Mark Chivers Glossy Ibis still at 05:55 from the Wetland Watch Hide and showing well (RBA) And again in flight...
- Rspb Otmoor 22nd July P.m
2 green sandpipers were seen feeding on Big Otmoor, as well as a juvenile wheatear (the first of the season). A pair of raven kronked their way over the reserve office. 2 juvenile common terns were hunting over the reedbed. 6 tufted ducklings, 7 stock...
Birds
Otmoor 15th June am.
Glossy Ibis
Bittern seen in flight twice independently by visiting birders over Big Otmoor and then
landing on Greenaways.
Little Egret c10
Quail (h)
Common Tern x4
Greenshank x3 flew in mid morning probably the same ones from Farmoor (see previous post)
Nuthatch juvenile car park field
Turtle Doves x2
Bark
Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 19th July
Bittern Otmoor 18/7 courtesey of H.Cadman Glossy Ibis came in to roost along the spit viewed from the 1st screen c20:45 Bittern showing well from the 1st screen 20:20 Little Egret 17 in roost from 1st screen Barn Owl (per Steve Roby) Seen from the bridleway...
- Otmoor. 5th June.
...
- May Highlights
Spotted Sandpiper by Andy Last So we’ve come to the end of May and the start of the summer doldrums. Whilst statistically this month should be the best one for the first half of the year in terms of rarities it had to do pretty well to beat what had...
- Otmoor 18th May
Montagu's Harrier (m) flew over Greenaways towards the Pill being mobbed by gulls c08:10 (Pete Barker et al) Glossy Ibis courtesey of Mark Chivers Glossy Ibis still at 05:55 from the Wetland Watch Hide and showing well (RBA) And again in flight...
- Rspb Otmoor 22nd July P.m
2 green sandpipers were seen feeding on Big Otmoor, as well as a juvenile wheatear (the first of the season). A pair of raven kronked their way over the reserve office. 2 juvenile common terns were hunting over the reedbed. 6 tufted ducklings, 7 stock...