Birds
2 Bearded Tit (per RSPB)
7 Shelduck (Big Otmoor, then flew north to farmland by Oddington)
1 Short-eared Owl (car park field, per Zoe Edwards)
2 Kingfisher (car park ditch)
1 Ringtail Harrier (Greenaways)
1 Chiffchaff (Reedbeds)
1 Little Egret (Ashgrave)
3 Snipe (Greenaways).
Kingfisher photo courtesey of Richard Ebbs
- 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 24th February
c.12 Common gulls were seen over the reserve with around 50 Black-headed gulls, seen twice over Ashgrave at 1:30-2:00.Still around 3000 Golden plover (Ashgrave and Greenaways). Pintail 8 (Greenaways).1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds) 35+ Snipe (Reedbeds)...
- Otmoor.a.m. 17th December.
1 Kingfisher (Reedbeds) 18 Snipe (Reedbeds) 1 Stonechat (Ashgrave) 1 Ross's Goose feral (Greenaways) C. 400 Lapwing (Big Otmoor) C. 550 Golden Plover (Big Otmoor)....
- Otmoor: 10th February
Bearded Tit 1st screen. 5 Ruff 3 Sanderling Peregrine Hen Harrier 5 Snipe Kingfisher Chiffchaff nr hide Otter 2 seen swimming together by 2nd screen. Peter Coombes photo courtesey of Peter Coombes No sign of any Short-eared Owls in Moorleys (car park...
- Otmoor 7th February.
2 Short-eared Owls (hunting) 1 Ringtail Harrier Stoneshank Grey Plover (Big Otmoor) 13 Ruff 12 (Ashgrave and 1 on big otmoor) 3 Black-tailed Godwit (over Big Otmoor) Peter Coombes 2 ringtail Hen Harriers flying together down eastern edge of Greenaways...
Birds
Otmoor.A.M. 15th January.
2 Bearded Tit (per RSPB)
7 Shelduck (Big Otmoor, then flew north to farmland by Oddington)
1 Short-eared Owl (car park field, per Zoe Edwards)
2 Kingfisher (car park ditch)
1 Ringtail Harrier (Greenaways)
1 Chiffchaff (Reedbeds)
1 Little Egret (Ashgrave)
3 Snipe (Greenaways).
Kingfisher photo courtesey of Richard Ebbs
- 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 24th February
c.12 Common gulls were seen over the reserve with around 50 Black-headed gulls, seen twice over Ashgrave at 1:30-2:00.Still around 3000 Golden plover (Ashgrave and Greenaways). Pintail 8 (Greenaways).1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds) 35+ Snipe (Reedbeds)...
- Otmoor.a.m. 17th December.
1 Kingfisher (Reedbeds) 18 Snipe (Reedbeds) 1 Stonechat (Ashgrave) 1 Ross's Goose feral (Greenaways) C. 400 Lapwing (Big Otmoor) C. 550 Golden Plover (Big Otmoor)....
- Otmoor: 10th February
Bearded Tit 1st screen. 5 Ruff 3 Sanderling Peregrine Hen Harrier 5 Snipe Kingfisher Chiffchaff nr hide Otter 2 seen swimming together by 2nd screen. Peter Coombes photo courtesey of Peter Coombes No sign of any Short-eared Owls in Moorleys (car park...
- Otmoor 7th February.
2 Short-eared Owls (hunting) 1 Ringtail Harrier Stoneshank Grey Plover (Big Otmoor) 13 Ruff 12 (Ashgrave and 1 on big otmoor) 3 Black-tailed Godwit (over Big Otmoor) Peter Coombes 2 ringtail Hen Harriers flying together down eastern edge of Greenaways...