Birds
Short-eared Owl on the ground in Greenaways, to the west of the diagonal track, seen to fly high from the North.
3 Swallows low over the first screen heading South.
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Marsh Tit
1 Coal Tit
C. 750 Golden Plover
1 Merlin
1 Water Rail
2 Cetti's Warbler (H).
(per Paul Greenaway & the RSPB)
6 Swallow
75,000 Starlings approx coming in to roost
50+ Pied Wagtails
1 Merlin (f)
1 Woodcock in the gloaming
(per Bark)
- Otmoor 23rd January
Bittern (2nd screen) Marsh Harrier 2 Peregrine 2 Merlin (per N.Truby) Pintail c50 Green Sandpiper 2 (per Tezzer) Snipe 30+ Golden Plover c1000 Lapwing c3000 Water Rail Cetti's Warbler 2+ Large Starling roost this afternoon but with most birds going...
- Otmoor 1st November
Cetti's Warbler courtesy of Tezzer Merlin: male. 2 Short-eared Owl (per Barry Batchelor) Marsh Harrier 2 Golden Plover c350 though mobile Snipe c30 Water Rail 2+ Marsh Tit along bridleway Cetti's Warbler Goldies courtesy of Tezzer ...
- Otmoor.a.m. 14th October.
Merlin yesterday at the first screen courtesy of Derek LaneBelated report of a Merlin 13/10 over the first screen (per Derek Lane) 1 Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail 1 Little Egret 2 Marsh Tit. 3+Kingfisher 1 Cetti's Warbler 4 Stonechat (pairs at July's...
- Otmoor Saturday 3rd Am
Possible Black Kite seen at 10.30 this morning. Bird flew across Ashgrave the Closes and then off across Greenaways. It was pursued by corvids. Long winged, slightly notched tail and dark underneath. Seen by three observers. Bark Dunlin with Snipe Bittern...
- Otmoor: 16th April
5 Chiffchaff Reed Warbler 2 Sedge Warbler 12 Willow Warbler 2 Whitethroat 2 House Martin 25 Swallow 6 Sand Martin 2 Water Rail Dunlin 3 Curlew 15 Redshank 3 Snipe: Drumming over Greenaways (over bridleway). Peter Coombes Willow Warbler Otmoor (c) Bark...
Birds
Otmoor 4th November
Short-eared Owl on the ground in Greenaways, to the west of the diagonal track, seen to fly high from the North.
3 Swallows low over the first screen heading South.
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Marsh Tit
1 Coal Tit
C. 750 Golden Plover
1 Merlin
1 Water Rail
2 Cetti's Warbler (H).
(per Paul Greenaway & the RSPB)
6 Swallow
75,000 Starlings approx coming in to roost
50+ Pied Wagtails
1 Merlin (f)
1 Woodcock in the gloaming
(per Bark)
- Otmoor 23rd January
Bittern (2nd screen) Marsh Harrier 2 Peregrine 2 Merlin (per N.Truby) Pintail c50 Green Sandpiper 2 (per Tezzer) Snipe 30+ Golden Plover c1000 Lapwing c3000 Water Rail Cetti's Warbler 2+ Large Starling roost this afternoon but with most birds going...
- Otmoor 1st November
Cetti's Warbler courtesy of Tezzer Merlin: male. 2 Short-eared Owl (per Barry Batchelor) Marsh Harrier 2 Golden Plover c350 though mobile Snipe c30 Water Rail 2+ Marsh Tit along bridleway Cetti's Warbler Goldies courtesy of Tezzer ...
- Otmoor.a.m. 14th October.
Merlin yesterday at the first screen courtesy of Derek LaneBelated report of a Merlin 13/10 over the first screen (per Derek Lane) 1 Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail 1 Little Egret 2 Marsh Tit. 3+Kingfisher 1 Cetti's Warbler 4 Stonechat (pairs at July's...
- Otmoor Saturday 3rd Am
Possible Black Kite seen at 10.30 this morning. Bird flew across Ashgrave the Closes and then off across Greenaways. It was pursued by corvids. Long winged, slightly notched tail and dark underneath. Seen by three observers. Bark Dunlin with Snipe Bittern...
- Otmoor: 16th April
5 Chiffchaff Reed Warbler 2 Sedge Warbler 12 Willow Warbler 2 Whitethroat 2 House Martin 25 Swallow 6 Sand Martin 2 Water Rail Dunlin 3 Curlew 15 Redshank 3 Snipe: Drumming over Greenaways (over bridleway). Peter Coombes Willow Warbler Otmoor (c) Bark...