Birds

Otmoor 25th March Fudge Duck

A male FERRUGINOUS DUCK is lurking around at Otmoor in the reeds just south of the second screen at Otmoor. Found by Joe Harris one of the RSPB wardens this morning it has been seen a few times during the day, mostly in the last channel before the second screen and once at the second screen though it is very elusive. No further sign by 6 p.m (per The Wickster)
Possibly the first record in Oxfordshire since the 1989 bird at Dorchester GP's.

Other sightings include:

Grey Plover in SE corner of Greenaways

2 Barn Owl (one rather moribund one sitting on a post at the north end of the car park field)

500 Golden Plover

5 Dunlin

Hen Harrier: fem.

Peregrine

Raven

Bittern

7 White-fronted Goose

8 Curlew

6 Redshank

5 Pintail

Bittern (c) T.S

More as always at OtmoorBirding

- Otmoor 22nd September
Hen Harrier (ringtail) Ashgrave 17:20 Then over the reed beds 17:40 & 18:40 ...

- Radley 19th September
No further sign of the Wryneck by early evening. Stonechat along perimeter...

- Otmoor. Evening.
Shelduck. (juv.)From the Bridleway. Marsh Harrier. 1 Hobby (per Joe...

- Farmoor 23rd August
Great White Egret From the Pink Hill hide 10:00a.m ...

- Otmoor 26th February
Bittern (showing on and off from the 2nd screen all morning but no sign in the afternoon by 15:30) White-fronted Goose (on The Closes with the Greylags) Short-eared Owl Peregrine Sparrowhawk ...

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