Birds
No sign of any Whooper Swans on Otmoor today (per The Wickster & Terry Sherlock)
Though Otter showing well this morning on the island in front of the 1st screen.
Currently no access on to the reserve from Noke or Oddington due to flooding.
Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 8th January
Bearded Tits - Heard calling from the bridleway in the reed bed towards Noke. c100 yds before Noke turn where the hedge ends and you can see the reeds. Peregrine - Big Otmoor Pintail - 9 on Big Otmoor Little Egret - Ashgrave Stonechat...
- Otmoor 5th January
Whoopers courtesey T.SWhooper Swan 3 (1ad) Hen Harrier r/t Peregrine 2 SparrowhawK Ruff 27 Dunlin 11 Golden Plover c1000 Lapwing 1500+ Bearded Tit (h) nr 2nd screen Large numbers of Teal & Wigeon over the reserve nb: No access to the reserve from...
- Otmoor 27th March
Phone-scoped using an iphone (c) Andy Last Ferruginous Duck (drake) No sign 16:30-17:30 from the 2nd screen Showing well from the 2nd screen 13:16 (paul Chandler) 11:40 (per Bark) still this morning from the 2nd screen on Otmoor 06:00 (c) J.DexterHen...
- Otmoor.a.m. 26th December.
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- Otmoor 18th February
Brent Goose (on the Closes late morning with the Greylags) White-fronted Goose (on Greenaways early morning) Bittern seen briefly in flight early morning at the west end of Greenaways. then...
Birds
Otmoor 26th November
No sign of any Whooper Swans on Otmoor today (per The Wickster & Terry Sherlock)
Though Otter showing well this morning on the island in front of the 1st screen.
Currently no access on to the reserve from Noke or Oddington due to flooding.
Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 8th January
Bearded Tits - Heard calling from the bridleway in the reed bed towards Noke. c100 yds before Noke turn where the hedge ends and you can see the reeds. Peregrine - Big Otmoor Pintail - 9 on Big Otmoor Little Egret - Ashgrave Stonechat...
- Otmoor 5th January
Whoopers courtesey T.SWhooper Swan 3 (1ad) Hen Harrier r/t Peregrine 2 SparrowhawK Ruff 27 Dunlin 11 Golden Plover c1000 Lapwing 1500+ Bearded Tit (h) nr 2nd screen Large numbers of Teal & Wigeon over the reserve nb: No access to the reserve from...
- Otmoor 27th March
Phone-scoped using an iphone (c) Andy Last Ferruginous Duck (drake) No sign 16:30-17:30 from the 2nd screen Showing well from the 2nd screen 13:16 (paul Chandler) 11:40 (per Bark) still this morning from the 2nd screen on Otmoor 06:00 (c) J.DexterHen...
- Otmoor.a.m. 26th December.
...
- Otmoor 18th February
Brent Goose (on the Closes late morning with the Greylags) White-fronted Goose (on Greenaways early morning) Bittern seen briefly in flight early morning at the west end of Greenaways. then...