Birds
3+ SEO giving close spectacular views all afternoon in broad daylight.
The WF Goose with the greylags on Greenaways.
Also present peregrine, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kingfisher, cettis warbler heard near the vols hut, raven.
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- 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. 12th December.
C. 2000 Golden Plover (west of the reserve) C. 1000 Lapwing (Big Otmoor) 1 Stonechat 1 Kingfisher 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Cettis Warbler (calling) per C.W. 1 Peregrine (per C.W.) 1 Pintail (Ashgrave) Lots of Wigeon feeding, (Big Otmoor)....
- Otmoor: 30th July
Otmoor Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers. Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark. Grasshopper Warbler Raven: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger Gnome...
- Wheatley 12th March
Kingfisher: London Road nr farm shop. 2 Raven: Shotover House estate. Otmoor 3 Short-eared Owl: over Greenaways. 10 Curlew: on Greenaways. White-fronted Goose on Ashgrave with Greylags. Peter Law...
- Otmoor Raptor Display
2.30 Left car park to immediate views of ring-tailed Hen Harrier playing like a cat with a vole(?) for at least 5 minutes in The Closes; giving very close views for those in the hide. BBWOT bird race team arrived and left with two new species under belt;...
Birds
Otmoor 27th December
3+ SEO giving close spectacular views all afternoon in broad daylight.
The WF Goose with the greylags on Greenaways.
Also present peregrine, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kingfisher, cettis warbler heard near the vols hut, raven.
more at Otmoor Birding
- 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. 12th December.
C. 2000 Golden Plover (west of the reserve) C. 1000 Lapwing (Big Otmoor) 1 Stonechat 1 Kingfisher 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Cettis Warbler (calling) per C.W. 1 Peregrine (per C.W.) 1 Pintail (Ashgrave) Lots of Wigeon feeding, (Big Otmoor)....
- Otmoor: 30th July
Otmoor Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers. Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark. Grasshopper Warbler Raven: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger Gnome...
- Wheatley 12th March
Kingfisher: London Road nr farm shop. 2 Raven: Shotover House estate. Otmoor 3 Short-eared Owl: over Greenaways. 10 Curlew: on Greenaways. White-fronted Goose on Ashgrave with Greylags. Peter Law...
- Otmoor Raptor Display
2.30 Left car park to immediate views of ring-tailed Hen Harrier playing like a cat with a vole(?) for at least 5 minutes in The Closes; giving very close views for those in the hide. BBWOT bird race team arrived and left with two new species under belt;...