Birds
Little Stint (1st screen) still 17:12
Ruff 2 (1st scn)
Little ringed Plover juv (1st scn)
Ringed Plover
Black-tailed Godwit (1st scn)
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Snipe c20
Marsh Harrier 3 (1m)
Peregrine
Hobby 2+
Bittern (1st scn eary a.m)
Little Egret 10+
Water Rail 2+
Redstart c4 (Long Meadow)
Spotted Flycatcher (Long Meadow)
Whinchat (Moorlys)
(Badger, Bark, John Reynolds, Paul Greenawy, Andy Last Mark Chivers)
Little Stint Pictures courtesy of Mark Chivers Ruff by Badger.
This Little Egret was fishing & 'dancing' in front of the 1st screen this afternoon.
In both photos you can see a leaping fish. (both pictures courtesy of Mark Chivers)
- Otmoor 16th August
Marsh Harrier Hobby Green Sandpiper 2 Little-ringed Plover 2 (prob) Water Rail Raven Noke Farm area: Whinchat 2 Wheatear c10 Yellow Wagtail 6+ Willow Warbler (per Bark, Oz & Paul Greenaway, Badger) Weekend highlights this week on Otmoor...
- Otmoor 9th August
Wood Sandpiper photographs courtesy of John ReynoldsWood Sandpiper 2 one still in front of the 1st screen at 11:03 (per Bark & John Reynolds) 2nd bird on 1st pool on Greenaways until 09:34 then flew off high N/E (Badger). Marsh Harrier 2 Hobby 2...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 16th July
Bittern this morning 1st screen then again in flight 18:20 & 19:30 Sparrowhawk Ruff 2 Ashgrave Dunlin Ashgrave Green Sandpiper Ashgrave Lapwing c100 Ashgrave (Badger, Andy Last, Tezzer and Graham Coleman) Ruff courtesy of BadgerGreenshank Ashgrave....
- Otmoor Rspb 12th July
Bittern flew over the reed beds from the 1st screen early evening Marsh Harrier Hobby 2 Little Egret 5+ Gadwall 50+ Shoveler 10+ Teal 5+ Turtle Dove Stock Dove 2 No sign of the male Redstart in Long Meadow. Full weekend round up tomorrow on Otmoor...
- 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...
Birds
Otmoor 7th September
Ruff 2 (1st scn)
Little ringed Plover juv (1st scn)
Ringed Plover
Black-tailed Godwit (1st scn)
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Snipe c20
Marsh Harrier 3 (1m)
Peregrine
Hobby 2+
Bittern (1st scn eary a.m)
Little Egret 10+
Water Rail 2+
Redstart c4 (Long Meadow)
Spotted Flycatcher (Long Meadow)
Whinchat (Moorlys)
(Badger, Bark, John Reynolds, Paul Greenawy, Andy Last Mark Chivers)
Little Stint Pictures courtesy of Mark Chivers Ruff by Badger.
This Little Egret was fishing & 'dancing' in front of the 1st screen this afternoon.
In both photos you can see a leaping fish. (both pictures courtesy of Mark Chivers)
Full weekend wildlife highlights tomorrow on
Otmoor Birding
- Otmoor 16th August
Marsh Harrier Hobby Green Sandpiper 2 Little-ringed Plover 2 (prob) Water Rail Raven Noke Farm area: Whinchat 2 Wheatear c10 Yellow Wagtail 6+ Willow Warbler (per Bark, Oz & Paul Greenaway, Badger) Weekend highlights this week on Otmoor...
- Otmoor 9th August
Wood Sandpiper photographs courtesy of John ReynoldsWood Sandpiper 2 one still in front of the 1st screen at 11:03 (per Bark & John Reynolds) 2nd bird on 1st pool on Greenaways until 09:34 then flew off high N/E (Badger). Marsh Harrier 2 Hobby 2...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 16th July
Bittern this morning 1st screen then again in flight 18:20 & 19:30 Sparrowhawk Ruff 2 Ashgrave Dunlin Ashgrave Green Sandpiper Ashgrave Lapwing c100 Ashgrave (Badger, Andy Last, Tezzer and Graham Coleman) Ruff courtesy of BadgerGreenshank Ashgrave....
- Otmoor Rspb 12th July
Bittern flew over the reed beds from the 1st screen early evening Marsh Harrier Hobby 2 Little Egret 5+ Gadwall 50+ Shoveler 10+ Teal 5+ Turtle Dove Stock Dove 2 No sign of the male Redstart in Long Meadow. Full weekend round up tomorrow on Otmoor...
- 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...