Birds
Great starling display tonight between 3.35 and 4.05. estimated 70,000+ birds in the roost.
Woodcock 2 out of Morleys 4.35
(per Terry Tossell & Ron Louch)
The walk to the first screen takes twenty to thirty minutes from the car park and the paths can be muddy so wellingtons are recommended. When the Starlings do decide to 'dance' it can be anytime from 15:00 on wards. Weekends can be busy and the car park is small so, if possible a visit during the week might be preferable.
- Otmoor: 10th February
Marsh Harrier 3 White-fronted Goose Peregrine Sparrowhawk 3 Pintail Bearded Tit Starling roost of 30,000+ with birds giving a good display (per Ralph Watts,Phil Barnett Terry Tossell & Ron Louch)...
- Otmoor.a.m. 13th January.
Green Plover. 2 Peregrine (m&f Big Otmoor) 13 Pintail (8 m Big Otmoor) 5 Yellowhammer (path to first screen, per P.W.) Many, many Lapwing & Golden Plover. (Paul Greenaway) White-fronted Geese 3 Ross's Goose (feral) Little Egret...
- Otmoor 6th January
White-fronted Goose 3 Ashgrave Ross's Goose (feral) Ashgrave Peregrine Barn Owl Woodcock 3 out of Morleys 17:00 Cetti's Warbler 1+ (2nd screen) Stonechat (Noke Farm) Starling roost estimated at 45-50000 (Terry Tossell, Ron Louch, Joe Harris...
- Otmoor: 4th November
Bittern Sparrowhawk Marsh Harrier Short-eared Owl Water Rail Kingfisher (per Nick Suckling & Terry Tossell) Starling Roost No great aerial display this evening but an estimated 35,000 birds arrived for the roost between 16:00-16:30 (per Terry Tossell...
- Otmoor 23rd November
Bearded Tit 1+ Hen Harrier r/t Greenaways Peregrine Water Rail Little Egret Stonechat 2 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android Woodcock flew from Morleys (car park field) to The Closes c16:45 Tawny Owl (h) Starling c20,000 in the roost late p.m in the reed beds....
Birds
Otmoor 16th December
Great starling display tonight between 3.35 and 4.05. estimated 70,000+ birds in the roost.
Woodcock 2 out of Morleys 4.35
(per Terry Tossell & Ron Louch)
The walk to the first screen takes twenty to thirty minutes from the car park and the paths can be muddy so wellingtons are recommended. When the Starlings do decide to 'dance' it can be anytime from 15:00 on wards. Weekends can be busy and the car park is small so, if possible a visit during the week might be preferable.
- Otmoor: 10th February
Marsh Harrier 3 White-fronted Goose Peregrine Sparrowhawk 3 Pintail Bearded Tit Starling roost of 30,000+ with birds giving a good display (per Ralph Watts,Phil Barnett Terry Tossell & Ron Louch)...
- Otmoor.a.m. 13th January.
Green Plover. 2 Peregrine (m&f Big Otmoor) 13 Pintail (8 m Big Otmoor) 5 Yellowhammer (path to first screen, per P.W.) Many, many Lapwing & Golden Plover. (Paul Greenaway) White-fronted Geese 3 Ross's Goose (feral) Little Egret...
- Otmoor 6th January
White-fronted Goose 3 Ashgrave Ross's Goose (feral) Ashgrave Peregrine Barn Owl Woodcock 3 out of Morleys 17:00 Cetti's Warbler 1+ (2nd screen) Stonechat (Noke Farm) Starling roost estimated at 45-50000 (Terry Tossell, Ron Louch, Joe Harris...
- Otmoor: 4th November
Bittern Sparrowhawk Marsh Harrier Short-eared Owl Water Rail Kingfisher (per Nick Suckling & Terry Tossell) Starling Roost No great aerial display this evening but an estimated 35,000 birds arrived for the roost between 16:00-16:30 (per Terry Tossell...
- Otmoor 23rd November
Bearded Tit 1+ Hen Harrier r/t Greenaways Peregrine Water Rail Little Egret Stonechat 2 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android Woodcock flew from Morleys (car park field) to The Closes c16:45 Tawny Owl (h) Starling c20,000 in the roost late p.m in the reed beds....