Birds
Evening
Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper 12+
Ruff
Dunlin
Redshank 2
Snipe 20+
Garganey
Wheatear 3
(Badger)
Poss Gannet imm flew S/E over Otmoor RSPB 08:20 (per Paul Greenaway)
Water Rail 2 (1 juv)
Green Sandpiper 2
Long Meadow
2 Redstart: 1m 1f type. Minimum count: they were rather mobile.
Also 3 Brown Hairstreaks: 1 in the tallest Ash tree near the end of the Roman Road, 2 in the hedge along the path from the car park to the Bridleway.
Adam Hartley
Otmoor Birding
- 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: Rspb Reserve: 5th September
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Greenshank Bittern this evening (per Phil Barnett) Yellow Wagtail 220+ went to roost in the reed beds (per Phil Barnett) Black-tailed Godwit Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail (per RSPB Otmoor) Long Meadow Redstart 3 Spotted Flycatcher Willow...
- Otmoor: Long Meadow: 3rd September
Otmoor: Long Meadow 6 Redstart Whinchat 3 Spotted Flycatcher Pintail 1st Screen by Badger Otmoor: RSPB reserve 3+ Marsh Harrier Bittern Greenshank 5 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Green Sandpiper 4 Hobby Sparrowhawk m Pintail Water Rail h c75 Yellow Wagtail 2...
- Otmoor.a.m. 12th September.
1 Redstart (MJ) Bridleway 1 Whinchat 3 Wheatear 1 Kingfisher 5 Green Sandpiper 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Curlew (over) Evening 12 Green Sandpiper 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Greenshank 1 Dunlin 1 Curlew 16 Wigeon 30 Teal 20 Shoveler 15...
- Port Meadow: 6th August
Port Meadow 2 Wood Sandpiper: Flying around calling loudly. Black-tailed Godwit 3 Greenshank 2 Redshank 3 Green Sandpiper: Approx count. 5 Common Sandpiper: approx count. 4 Dunlin: Approx count. Mediterranean Gull: juv. Adam Hartley...
Birds
Otmoor 3rd September
Evening
Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper 12+
Ruff
Dunlin
Redshank 2
Snipe 20+
Garganey
Wheatear 3
(Badger)
Poss Gannet imm flew S/E over Otmoor RSPB 08:20 (per Paul Greenaway)
Water Rail 2 (1 juv)
Green Sandpiper 2
Long Meadow
2 Redstart: 1m 1f type. Minimum count: they were rather mobile.
Also 3 Brown Hairstreaks: 1 in the tallest Ash tree near the end of the Roman Road, 2 in the hedge along the path from the car park to the Bridleway.
Adam Hartley
Otmoor Birding
- 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: Rspb Reserve: 5th September
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Greenshank Bittern this evening (per Phil Barnett) Yellow Wagtail 220+ went to roost in the reed beds (per Phil Barnett) Black-tailed Godwit Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail (per RSPB Otmoor) Long Meadow Redstart 3 Spotted Flycatcher Willow...
- Otmoor: Long Meadow: 3rd September
Otmoor: Long Meadow 6 Redstart Whinchat 3 Spotted Flycatcher Pintail 1st Screen by Badger Otmoor: RSPB reserve 3+ Marsh Harrier Bittern Greenshank 5 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Green Sandpiper 4 Hobby Sparrowhawk m Pintail Water Rail h c75 Yellow Wagtail 2...
- Otmoor.a.m. 12th September.
1 Redstart (MJ) Bridleway 1 Whinchat 3 Wheatear 1 Kingfisher 5 Green Sandpiper 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Curlew (over) Evening 12 Green Sandpiper 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Greenshank 1 Dunlin 1 Curlew 16 Wigeon 30 Teal 20 Shoveler 15...
- Port Meadow: 6th August
Port Meadow 2 Wood Sandpiper: Flying around calling loudly. Black-tailed Godwit 3 Greenshank 2 Redshank 3 Green Sandpiper: Approx count. 5 Common Sandpiper: approx count. 4 Dunlin: Approx count. Mediterranean Gull: juv. Adam Hartley...