Birds
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 8th April
2 Marsh Harrier (m/f skydiving over Reedbeds) 1 Sparrowhawk (over CP Field) 1 Peregrine 1 Merlin (Otmoor Lane). 2 Little-ringed Plover 2 Oystercatcher 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Ruff 2 Dunlin (Ashgrave) 1 Curlew (calling, Greenaways) 6+Snipe 1 Water Rail (H)...
- Otmoor.a.m. 27th February.
2 Peregrine (m/f Big Otmoor) 1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds) 3+ Curlew (Big Otmoor & Greenaways) 20+ Snipe (Big Otmoor) 1 Cetti's Warbler (Reedbeds). C.4 Stonechat (Greenaways & Reedbeds). Marsh Harrier.per P.R. T.S. P.G....
- Otmoor.a.m. 7th January.
1 Cetti's Warbler (calling, by the bridleway) 20 Snipe (Greenaways Scrape) 3 White-fronted Geese (Ashgrave,Noke end) 1 Ross's Goose (feral) 1 Peregrine (female, on Big Otmoor) 2 Stonechat (M&F, Greenaways) 1 Sparrowhawk (female, Otmoor Lane)....
- Otmoor.a.m. 17th December.
1 Kingfisher (Reedbeds) 18 Snipe (Reedbeds) 1 Stonechat (Ashgrave) 1 Ross's Goose feral (Greenaways) C. 400 Lapwing (Big Otmoor) C. 550 Golden Plover (Big Otmoor)....
- Rspb Otmoor Webs 17th December
Total counts from the December WeBS. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Little egret 4 (2 Ashgrave, 2 Closes)Grey Heron 7 (2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor, 2 Greenaways, 1 Ashgrave) Mute swan 22 (5 Flood, 7 Malt Pit, 4 Big Otmoor, 4 Greenaways,...
Birds
Otmoor 24th February
c.12 Common gulls were seen over the reserve with around 50 Black-headed gulls, seen twice over Ashgrave at 1:30-2:00.Still around 3000 Golden plover (Ashgrave and Greenaways). Pintail 8 (Greenaways).
1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds)
35+ Snipe (Reedbeds)
1 Curlew (bubbling, Greenaways)
1pr Stonechat (Greenaways).
(per RSPB & Paul Greenaway)
RSPB Otmoor Blog
35+ Snipe (Reedbeds)
1 Curlew (bubbling, Greenaways)
1pr Stonechat (Greenaways).
(per RSPB & Paul Greenaway)
RSPB Otmoor Blog
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 8th April
2 Marsh Harrier (m/f skydiving over Reedbeds) 1 Sparrowhawk (over CP Field) 1 Peregrine 1 Merlin (Otmoor Lane). 2 Little-ringed Plover 2 Oystercatcher 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Ruff 2 Dunlin (Ashgrave) 1 Curlew (calling, Greenaways) 6+Snipe 1 Water Rail (H)...
- Otmoor.a.m. 27th February.
2 Peregrine (m/f Big Otmoor) 1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds) 3+ Curlew (Big Otmoor & Greenaways) 20+ Snipe (Big Otmoor) 1 Cetti's Warbler (Reedbeds). C.4 Stonechat (Greenaways & Reedbeds). Marsh Harrier.per P.R. T.S. P.G....
- Otmoor.a.m. 7th January.
1 Cetti's Warbler (calling, by the bridleway) 20 Snipe (Greenaways Scrape) 3 White-fronted Geese (Ashgrave,Noke end) 1 Ross's Goose (feral) 1 Peregrine (female, on Big Otmoor) 2 Stonechat (M&F, Greenaways) 1 Sparrowhawk (female, Otmoor Lane)....
- Otmoor.a.m. 17th December.
1 Kingfisher (Reedbeds) 18 Snipe (Reedbeds) 1 Stonechat (Ashgrave) 1 Ross's Goose feral (Greenaways) C. 400 Lapwing (Big Otmoor) C. 550 Golden Plover (Big Otmoor)....
- Rspb Otmoor Webs 17th December
Total counts from the December WeBS. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Little egret 4 (2 Ashgrave, 2 Closes)Grey Heron 7 (2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor, 2 Greenaways, 1 Ashgrave) Mute swan 22 (5 Flood, 7 Malt Pit, 4 Big Otmoor, 4 Greenaways,...