Birds
Bittern visible from the first screen until dusk. First pointed out by Ron Louch and his mates.
Hen Harrier male. over the reed-bed during the Starling roost.
(Steve Roby)
- Otmoor: 4th November
Bittern Sparrowhawk Marsh Harrier Short-eared Owl Water Rail Kingfisher (per Nick Suckling & Terry Tossell) Starling Roost No great aerial display this evening but an estimated 35,000 birds arrived for the roost between 16:00-16:30 (per Terry Tossell...
- 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...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 27th January
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Hen Harrier: Noted on three occasions around the reserve during the late afternoon. Steve Roby...
- Otmoor: 30th December Pm
Starling roost was a grand total of 100 birds (and that's being generous!), no sign of a big roost by 16:45. Bittern seen flying over the reedbed, 3 Dunlin in flight with Lapwings, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Stonechat (1 male), 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Hen...
- Otmoor 2nd September
Yellow-legged Gull (Ashgrave) Greenshank 2 (Ashgrave) Redshank 2 (Ashgrave) Ruff (Ashgrave) Snipe c30 Green Sandpiper 11+ (10 1st Scn) Garganey (per RBA) Mandarin prob f (Ashgrave) Wigeon 6 Shoveler c20 Teal c20 Water Rail (1st scn) Sprawk Hobby 2 (Steve...
Birds
Otmoor RSPB reserve 21st December
Bittern visible from the first screen until dusk. First pointed out by Ron Louch and his mates.
Hen Harrier male. over the reed-bed during the Starling roost.
(Steve Roby)
- Otmoor: 4th November
Bittern Sparrowhawk Marsh Harrier Short-eared Owl Water Rail Kingfisher (per Nick Suckling & Terry Tossell) Starling Roost No great aerial display this evening but an estimated 35,000 birds arrived for the roost between 16:00-16:30 (per Terry Tossell...
- 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...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 27th January
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Hen Harrier: Noted on three occasions around the reserve during the late afternoon. Steve Roby...
- Otmoor: 30th December Pm
Starling roost was a grand total of 100 birds (and that's being generous!), no sign of a big roost by 16:45. Bittern seen flying over the reedbed, 3 Dunlin in flight with Lapwings, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Stonechat (1 male), 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Hen...
- Otmoor 2nd September
Yellow-legged Gull (Ashgrave) Greenshank 2 (Ashgrave) Redshank 2 (Ashgrave) Ruff (Ashgrave) Snipe c30 Green Sandpiper 11+ (10 1st Scn) Garganey (per RBA) Mandarin prob f (Ashgrave) Wigeon 6 Shoveler c20 Teal c20 Water Rail (1st scn) Sprawk Hobby 2 (Steve...