Birds
Cuckoo
Lesser Whitethroat- on way to 2nd screen
Reed Warbler at least 3 singing
Marsh Harrier
Swift- 1 with Sand Martins from 1st screen
Willow Warbler- at least 6 singing
Common Whitethroat- 1 in car park field
Snipe- at least 2 drumming
Clackers
- Otmoor: 16th April
5 Chiffchaff Reed Warbler 2 Sedge Warbler 12 Willow Warbler 2 Whitethroat 2 House Martin 25 Swallow 6 Sand Martin 2 Water Rail Dunlin 3 Curlew 15 Redshank 3 Snipe: Drumming over Greenaways (over bridleway). Peter Coombes Willow Warbler Otmoor (c) Bark...
- Otmoor 8th September
little grebe - 1 (1st screen)cormorant - 2 little egret - 2 (1st screen)pochard - 1 (2nd screen)gadwall - 6+ (2nd screen)wigeon - 2 (2nd screen)teals (1st screen)hobby - 2green sand - 2 (1st screen)greenshank - at least 1 (1st screen)kingfisher - 1 (1st...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 27th April
Grimsbury Reservoir Turnstone 3 Common Sandpiper 5 Swift 2 Whitethroat: m. singing. 5 Willow Warbler: m. singing. White Wagtail Lesser Whitethroat: m. singing. Gareth Blockley...
- Un-exploded Bomb!
The whole of Otmoor is currently closed due to the uncovering of an unexploded WW2 bomb on the Flood Field. The MOD are on site and planning to deal with it this morning. Please do not try to come to the reserve or the surrounding areas of the moor, as...
- Otmoor 10th April
Marsh Harrier Female seen flying over the reedbed before flying off high S/E at around 10:30 Wayne Bull Lesser Whitethroat singing from near the car park Whitethroat Grasshopper Warbler Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Cuckoo Yellow Wag (per Pete) 3 Garganey...
Birds
Otmoor 23rd April
Cuckoo
Lesser Whitethroat- on way to 2nd screen
Reed Warbler at least 3 singing
Marsh Harrier
Swift- 1 with Sand Martins from 1st screen
Willow Warbler- at least 6 singing
Common Whitethroat- 1 in car park field
Snipe- at least 2 drumming
Clackers
- Otmoor: 16th April
5 Chiffchaff Reed Warbler 2 Sedge Warbler 12 Willow Warbler 2 Whitethroat 2 House Martin 25 Swallow 6 Sand Martin 2 Water Rail Dunlin 3 Curlew 15 Redshank 3 Snipe: Drumming over Greenaways (over bridleway). Peter Coombes Willow Warbler Otmoor (c) Bark...
- Otmoor 8th September
little grebe - 1 (1st screen)cormorant - 2 little egret - 2 (1st screen)pochard - 1 (2nd screen)gadwall - 6+ (2nd screen)wigeon - 2 (2nd screen)teals (1st screen)hobby - 2green sand - 2 (1st screen)greenshank - at least 1 (1st screen)kingfisher - 1 (1st...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 27th April
Grimsbury Reservoir Turnstone 3 Common Sandpiper 5 Swift 2 Whitethroat: m. singing. 5 Willow Warbler: m. singing. White Wagtail Lesser Whitethroat: m. singing. Gareth Blockley...
- Un-exploded Bomb!
The whole of Otmoor is currently closed due to the uncovering of an unexploded WW2 bomb on the Flood Field. The MOD are on site and planning to deal with it this morning. Please do not try to come to the reserve or the surrounding areas of the moor, as...
- Otmoor 10th April
Marsh Harrier Female seen flying over the reedbed before flying off high S/E at around 10:30 Wayne Bull Lesser Whitethroat singing from near the car park Whitethroat Grasshopper Warbler Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Cuckoo Yellow Wag (per Pete) 3 Garganey...