Birds
Just returned from a visit to Otmoor to check out the starling roost. Approximately 20,000 birds displayed then went down to roost in the reeds in 3 separate flocks using both reservoirs. A female peregrine flew low over the reeds but did not get up amongst the starlings. The display was over by 4p.m. so if you want to see them, be there before dusk and allow yourself 20 minutes to get from the carpark.
As an added bonus, we got good views of a Short-eared Owl hunting along Otmoor Lane as we headed for home.
(per Lyn Ebbs Oxonbirds)
http://www.otmoorbirding.com
- Otmoor: 4th November
Bittern Sparrowhawk Marsh Harrier Short-eared Owl Water Rail Kingfisher (per Nick Suckling & Terry Tossell) Starling Roost No great aerial display this evening but an estimated 35,000 birds arrived for the roost between 16:00-16:30 (per Terry Tossell...
- Rspb Otmoor 24th April
The BBS and breeding wader surveys this morning picked up some good birds on Otmoor including: Bar-tailed godwit (Big Otmoor) Whimbrel (Greenaways) Hobby (flew overhead on track between carpark and bird feeders) Whitethroat 3 grasshopper warblers Short-eared...
- Otmoor Sunday 20th November
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- Otmoor 31st October A.m
7 BEARDED TITS still present this morning.They were first seen feeding and calling in the northern reedbed near the 2nd screen,they then flew off towards the southern reedbed and landed near the 1st screen,they then flew off high. 2 landed back in the...
- Long Meadow Directions
Long Meadow is shown on the Otmoor site map as location E http://www.oos.org.uk/Sites/Otmoor/index.php or alternatively on the Otmoor blog where it is now labelled http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding/Background%2BInfo%2C%2BAccess%2Betc./ (added...
Birds
Otmoor 25th Nov
Just returned from a visit to Otmoor to check out the starling roost. Approximately 20,000 birds displayed then went down to roost in the reeds in 3 separate flocks using both reservoirs. A female peregrine flew low over the reeds but did not get up amongst the starlings. The display was over by 4p.m. so if you want to see them, be there before dusk and allow yourself 20 minutes to get from the carpark.
As an added bonus, we got good views of a Short-eared Owl hunting along Otmoor Lane as we headed for home.
(per Lyn Ebbs Oxonbirds)
http://www.otmoorbirding.com
- Otmoor: 4th November
Bittern Sparrowhawk Marsh Harrier Short-eared Owl Water Rail Kingfisher (per Nick Suckling & Terry Tossell) Starling Roost No great aerial display this evening but an estimated 35,000 birds arrived for the roost between 16:00-16:30 (per Terry Tossell...
- Rspb Otmoor 24th April
The BBS and breeding wader surveys this morning picked up some good birds on Otmoor including: Bar-tailed godwit (Big Otmoor) Whimbrel (Greenaways) Hobby (flew overhead on track between carpark and bird feeders) Whitethroat 3 grasshopper warblers Short-eared...
- Otmoor Sunday 20th November
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- Otmoor 31st October A.m
7 BEARDED TITS still present this morning.They were first seen feeding and calling in the northern reedbed near the 2nd screen,they then flew off towards the southern reedbed and landed near the 1st screen,they then flew off high. 2 landed back in the...
- Long Meadow Directions
Long Meadow is shown on the Otmoor site map as location E http://www.oos.org.uk/Sites/Otmoor/index.php or alternatively on the Otmoor blog where it is now labelled http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding/Background%2BInfo%2C%2BAccess%2Betc./ (added...