Birds
- Rushey Common Area 16th May
Red Crested Pochard several males, at least one female with c7 very small young Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Little Egret Egyptian Geese 3 Whimbrel - flew in from west calling. settled for 2-3 mins and then chased off by Coots. Flew east along lake towards...
- Otmoor 26th May
Great white Egret still present this morning until 07:50 when it flew off high and to the east (per Ewan Urquart) Glossy Ibis Turtle Dove 2 showing very well and purring on telegraph wires and dead tree stump by path adjacent Moorleys. Redshank 10 Cuckoo...
- 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...
- Common Cranes 25th March
3 Common Cranes flew North over Farmoor Reservoir at about 18:15 (per Ian Smith) 2 Common Cranes were then seen to land at Otmoor RSPB at 19:15 with a third bird circling before all three headed off N/E. (per Bark) 5 Little Gulls at Farmoor on F1 this...
- Otmoor. A.m. 2nd. March.
Ringed Plover: Northern phase of reedbed. Green Sandpiper: Northern phase of reedbed. Joe Harris 1 Redshank 1 Cettis Warbler (calling) 1 Water Rail (calling) 1 Tawny Owl (calling) 1 Sparrowhawk (M) 4+ L. Redpoll 21 Curlew (flew in from high up) 21 Curlew...
Birds
Otmoor and Farmoor
Otmoor
9 Warbler species this morning
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
Grasshopper Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Farmoor
9 Little Gulls on F1 until 0845 (when they flew off high to the east)
- Rushey Common Area 16th May
Red Crested Pochard several males, at least one female with c7 very small young Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Little Egret Egyptian Geese 3 Whimbrel - flew in from west calling. settled for 2-3 mins and then chased off by Coots. Flew east along lake towards...
- Otmoor 26th May
Great white Egret still present this morning until 07:50 when it flew off high and to the east (per Ewan Urquart) Glossy Ibis Turtle Dove 2 showing very well and purring on telegraph wires and dead tree stump by path adjacent Moorleys. Redshank 10 Cuckoo...
- 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...
- Common Cranes 25th March
3 Common Cranes flew North over Farmoor Reservoir at about 18:15 (per Ian Smith) 2 Common Cranes were then seen to land at Otmoor RSPB at 19:15 with a third bird circling before all three headed off N/E. (per Bark) 5 Little Gulls at Farmoor on F1 this...
- Otmoor. A.m. 2nd. March.
Ringed Plover: Northern phase of reedbed. Green Sandpiper: Northern phase of reedbed. Joe Harris 1 Redshank 1 Cettis Warbler (calling) 1 Water Rail (calling) 1 Tawny Owl (calling) 1 Sparrowhawk (M) 4+ L. Redpoll 21 Curlew (flew in from high up) 21 Curlew...