Birds
Bearded Tit at least 3 (3 seen at the 1st screen this p.m by (Terry Tossel)
2 seen at the 2nd screen by Ron Louch this p.m)
Hen Harrier (ringtail) over Greenaways this p.m (per Terry Tossel)
Water Rail heard only in the reed beds
Raven over Big Otmoor (per Terry Tossel)
Redpoll 3 at feeders
Brambling (m) near cattle pens
Starling roost again exceeding 5000 birds
Otmoor Birding
- 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 15th January
Lesser spotted Woodpecker flying along track between hide and Noke White-fronted Goose 2 on Ashgrave Redpoll 5 at feeders Raven 2 Water Rail in ditch on Closes side of hide (per Terry Tossel)...
- Otmoor 26th June
Saunders Ground Quail: Heard twice calling from near the bridleway out on Greenways betwen the hide and the Barbara Austin bench late morning but not again before the rain arrived. No sound of the Corncrake anywhere. John Edwards Water Rail (swimming...
- Otmoor 25th February
Bittern over the reed beds this morning photo & news courtesy of Terry Sherlock Ruff 2+ (Big Otmoor)CurlewRedpoll (on feeders) ...
- Otmoor 17th January P.m
Short-eared Owl (over Greenaways and then the Closes) Woodcock (flew over Greenaways and reedbeds) Brambling m (in hedge behind feeders) (per Terry Tossel) Otmoor Birding...
Birds
Otmoor 23rd October
Bearded Tit at least 3 (3 seen at the 1st screen this p.m by (Terry Tossel)
2 seen at the 2nd screen by Ron Louch this p.m)
Hen Harrier (ringtail) over Greenaways this p.m (per Terry Tossel)
Water Rail heard only in the reed beds
Raven over Big Otmoor (per Terry Tossel)
Redpoll 3 at feeders
Brambling (m) near cattle pens
Starling roost again exceeding 5000 birds
Otmoor Birding
- 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 15th January
Lesser spotted Woodpecker flying along track between hide and Noke White-fronted Goose 2 on Ashgrave Redpoll 5 at feeders Raven 2 Water Rail in ditch on Closes side of hide (per Terry Tossel)...
- Otmoor 26th June
Saunders Ground Quail: Heard twice calling from near the bridleway out on Greenways betwen the hide and the Barbara Austin bench late morning but not again before the rain arrived. No sound of the Corncrake anywhere. John Edwards Water Rail (swimming...
- Otmoor 25th February
Bittern over the reed beds this morning photo & news courtesy of Terry Sherlock Ruff 2+ (Big Otmoor)CurlewRedpoll (on feeders) ...
- Otmoor 17th January P.m
Short-eared Owl (over Greenaways and then the Closes) Woodcock (flew over Greenaways and reedbeds) Brambling m (in hedge behind feeders) (per Terry Tossel) Otmoor Birding...