Birds
Short-eared Owl 5 (together over The Closes.Singles seen over Ashgrave and Car park field so possibly 7 birds)
(per Nick Suckling)
Hen Harrier 2 (both Ringtails)
A pair of Ringtails seen in front of second screen and then over reedbed and
boundary hedge just to north at 14.30 hr. Later at 15.30 a single bird, mobbed
by crows, flew south across Greenways and over path into The Closes. At 15.45 on
return to car probably the same bird was quatering car park field within 50yds
of pat. Magnificent views in low winter sun.
(per Francis Oxonbirds)
Red Kite
Merlin
Peregrine
Kestrel
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk
Cetti's Warbler (heard on bridleway near hide at dusk)
Green Sandpier
(per Terry Tossel)
No sign of any Bearded Tits this morning or this afternoon
more at Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 8th December Pm
1 Ringtail Hen Harrier (possibly 2) 2 Peregrine on Greenaways 2 Water Rail Sparrowhawk Treecreeper 1 Woodcock flew from Carpark field to Closes after dark Tawny Owl Heard from Otmoor lane no sign of whooper swans from second screen after approx 1:30pm...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs (unofficial) 29th Oct.
Lapwing 587 (12 Closes, 75 Greenaways, 500 Ashgrave)Snipe 2 (1 Closes, 1 Ashgrave)Golden plover 14 (13 Big Otmoor, 1 Ashgrave)Redshank 2 (2 Closes) Greylag geese 158 (158 Closes)Canada geese 383 (2 Closes, 1 Flood, 380 Ashgrave)Moorhen 6 (3 Closes, 3...
- Otmoor 20th April
2 Lesser Whitethroat Malt Pit 1 Garganey Ashgrave (JH) Good numbers of: Sedge warbler Blackcap, Willow warbler Chiffchaff Wheatear First lapwings have hatched. David Wilding 2 Reed Warbler by vols hut along bridleway 2 Grasshopper Warbler in the Car Park...
- Otmoor 20th Dec
Peregrine (Greenaways) Merlin (Ashgrave) Short-eared Owl 2 (Closes) (per Terry Tossel & Paul Greenaway) Otmoor Birding...
- Otmoor, 17th May, Silly O'clock To 10:00
We have just completed an early morning survey on the reserve, and have had a few interesting sightings, on a lovely spring morning. A turtle dove was feeding on seed around the Greenaways cattle pen. There were at least two cuckoo's heard one along...
Birds
Otmoor 15th November
Short-eared Owl 5 (together over The Closes.Singles seen over Ashgrave and Car park field so possibly 7 birds)
(per Nick Suckling)
Hen Harrier 2 (both Ringtails)
A pair of Ringtails seen in front of second screen and then over reedbed and
boundary hedge just to north at 14.30 hr. Later at 15.30 a single bird, mobbed
by crows, flew south across Greenways and over path into The Closes. At 15.45 on
return to car probably the same bird was quatering car park field within 50yds
of pat. Magnificent views in low winter sun.
(per Francis Oxonbirds)
Red Kite
Merlin
Peregrine
Kestrel
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk
Cetti's Warbler (heard on bridleway near hide at dusk)
Green Sandpier
(per Terry Tossel)
No sign of any Bearded Tits this morning or this afternoon
more at Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 8th December Pm
1 Ringtail Hen Harrier (possibly 2) 2 Peregrine on Greenaways 2 Water Rail Sparrowhawk Treecreeper 1 Woodcock flew from Carpark field to Closes after dark Tawny Owl Heard from Otmoor lane no sign of whooper swans from second screen after approx 1:30pm...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs (unofficial) 29th Oct.
Lapwing 587 (12 Closes, 75 Greenaways, 500 Ashgrave)Snipe 2 (1 Closes, 1 Ashgrave)Golden plover 14 (13 Big Otmoor, 1 Ashgrave)Redshank 2 (2 Closes) Greylag geese 158 (158 Closes)Canada geese 383 (2 Closes, 1 Flood, 380 Ashgrave)Moorhen 6 (3 Closes, 3...
- Otmoor 20th April
2 Lesser Whitethroat Malt Pit 1 Garganey Ashgrave (JH) Good numbers of: Sedge warbler Blackcap, Willow warbler Chiffchaff Wheatear First lapwings have hatched. David Wilding 2 Reed Warbler by vols hut along bridleway 2 Grasshopper Warbler in the Car Park...
- Otmoor 20th Dec
Peregrine (Greenaways) Merlin (Ashgrave) Short-eared Owl 2 (Closes) (per Terry Tossel & Paul Greenaway) Otmoor Birding...
- Otmoor, 17th May, Silly O'clock To 10:00
We have just completed an early morning survey on the reserve, and have had a few interesting sightings, on a lovely spring morning. A turtle dove was feeding on seed around the Greenaways cattle pen. There were at least two cuckoo's heard one along...