Birds
Marsh Harrier 4
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk 2 (m/f)
Hobby (2nd screen)
Barn Owl
Ruddy Shelduck (feral)1st screen early evening then flew west with Greylags at 19:26
Common Sandpiper: On the tern raft from the second screen. 12:00
Little Egret 6
Turtle Dove
Grasshopper Warbler reeling in Moorleys 7am
Wheatear nr 1st scn (per Jeff Pursey)
Starling roost c2000
(per Paul Tomlinson,John Edwards,Tezzer,Andy Last,Steve Roby & Badger)
- 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 9th July
Marsh Harrier Oystercatcher 3 Flew south low over the reeds at mid day. 12:30. Curlew 2 A pr. by the second screen. 12:30. Common Tern 2 Red Kite 16 Turtle Dove Great spotted Woodpecker 3 Lesser Whitethroat (per John Edwards & Paul Tomlinson) Great-spotted...
- Otmoor 6th January
White-fronted Goose 3 Ashgrave Ross's Goose (feral) Ashgrave Peregrine Barn Owl Woodcock 3 out of Morleys 17:00 Cetti's Warbler 1+ (2nd screen) Stonechat (Noke Farm) Starling roost estimated at 45-50000 (Terry Tossell, Ron Louch, Joe Harris...
- Otmoor 3rd August
Evening: Yellow Wagtail 6 Little Egret 12 Hobby 3+ Greenshank Turtle Dove 1 Raven 2 Water Rail (juv) Kingfisher Starling Roost 3000+ (per Pete & Steve Roby, Tezzer and Andy Last) Morning: Hobby 5+ Sparrowhawk 2Water Rail (1 Juv)Lesser Whitethroat...
- Otmoor 19th July
Bittern Otmoor 18/7 courtesey of H.Cadman Glossy Ibis came in to roost along the spit viewed from the 1st screen c20:45 Bittern showing well from the 1st screen 20:20 Little Egret 17 in roost from 1st screen Barn Owl (per Steve Roby) Seen from the bridleway...
Birds
Otmoor RSPB 23rd July
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| Three of the four Marsh Harriers today on the reserve courtesy of Terry Sherlock |
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk 2 (m/f)
Hobby (2nd screen)
Barn Owl
Ruddy Shelduck (feral)1st screen early evening then flew west with Greylags at 19:26
Common Sandpiper: On the tern raft from the second screen. 12:00
Little Egret 6
Turtle Dove
Grasshopper Warbler reeling in Moorleys 7am
Wheatear nr 1st scn (per Jeff Pursey)
Starling roost c2000
(per Paul Tomlinson,John Edwards,Tezzer,Andy Last,Steve Roby & Badger)
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| Ruddy Shelduck courtesy of Terry Sherlock. Presumed feral but still a smart bird. |
Ruddy Shelduck from the first screen please view at 720p
- 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 9th July
Marsh Harrier Oystercatcher 3 Flew south low over the reeds at mid day. 12:30. Curlew 2 A pr. by the second screen. 12:30. Common Tern 2 Red Kite 16 Turtle Dove Great spotted Woodpecker 3 Lesser Whitethroat (per John Edwards & Paul Tomlinson) Great-spotted...
- Otmoor 6th January
White-fronted Goose 3 Ashgrave Ross's Goose (feral) Ashgrave Peregrine Barn Owl Woodcock 3 out of Morleys 17:00 Cetti's Warbler 1+ (2nd screen) Stonechat (Noke Farm) Starling roost estimated at 45-50000 (Terry Tossell, Ron Louch, Joe Harris...
- Otmoor 3rd August
Evening: Yellow Wagtail 6 Little Egret 12 Hobby 3+ Greenshank Turtle Dove 1 Raven 2 Water Rail (juv) Kingfisher Starling Roost 3000+ (per Pete & Steve Roby, Tezzer and Andy Last) Morning: Hobby 5+ Sparrowhawk 2Water Rail (1 Juv)Lesser Whitethroat...
- Otmoor 19th July
Bittern Otmoor 18/7 courtesey of H.Cadman Glossy Ibis came in to roost along the spit viewed from the 1st screen c20:45 Bittern showing well from the 1st screen 20:20 Little Egret 17 in roost from 1st screen Barn Owl (per Steve Roby) Seen from the bridleway...