Birds
Treecreeper near feeders
Yellowhammer below feeders
Numerous Reed Buntings - all male except 1
8 Little Egrets on lagoons near new hide
3 Herons near new hide
Approx 5-6 Barnacle geese flying over reedbeds and by new hide later
1 Gt Crested Grebe - 2nd hide
(per John Lloyd Oxonbirds)
- Otmoor 22nd January
Snipe c8 Reed Buntings 85+ Linnets 30+ Stonechat m Bearded Tits 3 - originally seen by Robert Widdows in small reed bed in corner by bridge to wetlands hide, then later by me across the path in the reed bed on the way to the first screen. (Clackers) Otmoor:...
- Otmoor: 10th September
3 Whinchat: On fence posts, Ashgrave. 4 Wheatear: On bushes just past hide Big Otmoor. Kingfisher: Along stream past hide Big Otmoor. Treecreeper: On Oak tree Greenaways (c) Derek Woodard. Redstart: male. Long meadow. Hobby: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes...
- Otmoor: 13th April
Otmoor Cuckoo: On oak tree behind car park field 9.30 am. Swallow 2 Jay Sedge Warbler: singing by first screen. 6 Wheatear: One on post by hide and five more in front of hide. Green Sandpiper: From first screen. 5 Snipe: drumming over greenaways. Golden...
- Otmoor 3rd March P.m.
1 Redpoll on feeders 4 Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Littel Egret from hide 2 Goosander (Pair at 2nd Hide) 70+ Linnet 50 Golden Plover 4 Short Eared Owls on Greenaways at dusk...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs Counts 04/01/2011
Although most of the water on the reserve remains frozen, the recent partial thaw has seen duck numbers start to increase although wader numbers are still very low. The results from yesterdays unofficial WeBS count are below. Other areas of the reserve...
Birds
Otmoor 17th March
Treecreeper near feeders
Yellowhammer below feeders
Numerous Reed Buntings - all male except 1
8 Little Egrets on lagoons near new hide
3 Herons near new hide
Approx 5-6 Barnacle geese flying over reedbeds and by new hide later
1 Gt Crested Grebe - 2nd hide
(per John Lloyd Oxonbirds)
- Otmoor 22nd January
Snipe c8 Reed Buntings 85+ Linnets 30+ Stonechat m Bearded Tits 3 - originally seen by Robert Widdows in small reed bed in corner by bridge to wetlands hide, then later by me across the path in the reed bed on the way to the first screen. (Clackers) Otmoor:...
- Otmoor: 10th September
3 Whinchat: On fence posts, Ashgrave. 4 Wheatear: On bushes just past hide Big Otmoor. Kingfisher: Along stream past hide Big Otmoor. Treecreeper: On Oak tree Greenaways (c) Derek Woodard. Redstart: male. Long meadow. Hobby: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes...
- Otmoor: 13th April
Otmoor Cuckoo: On oak tree behind car park field 9.30 am. Swallow 2 Jay Sedge Warbler: singing by first screen. 6 Wheatear: One on post by hide and five more in front of hide. Green Sandpiper: From first screen. 5 Snipe: drumming over greenaways. Golden...
- Otmoor 3rd March P.m.
1 Redpoll on feeders 4 Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Littel Egret from hide 2 Goosander (Pair at 2nd Hide) 70+ Linnet 50 Golden Plover 4 Short Eared Owls on Greenaways at dusk...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs Counts 04/01/2011
Although most of the water on the reserve remains frozen, the recent partial thaw has seen duck numbers start to increase although wader numbers are still very low. The results from yesterdays unofficial WeBS count are below. Other areas of the reserve...