Birds

Otmoor Saturday 3rd am

Possible Black Kite seen at 10.30 this morning. Bird flew across Ashgrave the Closes and then off across Greenaways. It was pursued by corvids. Long winged, slightly notched tail and dark underneath. Seen by three observers.
Bark

Dunlin with Snipe

Bittern
Marsh Harrier (f)
Sparrowhawk
Ruff 2 (per Paul Greenaway)
Dunlin 1st scn
Golden Plover 25 (per Paul Greenaway)
Lapwing c200
Water Rail
Raven 2
Kingfisher
Cetti's Warbler 2
Willow Warbler
Stonechat c6 (2 Lower Farm)

- Otmoor Rspb 8th November
Marsh Harrier 3 inc the tagged bird Sparrowhawk Short-eared Owl reported a.m Pintail (f) Wigeon c100 Teal 50+ Golden Plover 350+ Lapwing 300+ Water Rail Kingfisher 1+ Redpoll Grey Wagtail Stonechat 3 (1 on Greenaways 2 Lower Farm) Starling roost consisted...

- Otmoor 4th November
Short-eared Owl on the ground in Greenaways, to the west of the diagonal track, seen to fly high from the North. 3 Swallows low over the first screen heading South. 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Marsh Tit 1 Coal Tit C. 750 Golden Plover 1 Merlin 1 Water Rail 2 Cetti's...

- Otmoor 15th November Am
Marsh harrier Sparrowhawk Stonechat 2 Snipe 5+ (1 drumming) Golden plover 150+ Water rail Raven Cetti's warbler (h) at second screen (per Chris) ...

- 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...

- Otmoor 26th February
Bittern (showing on and off from the 2nd screen all morning but no sign in the afternoon by 15:30) White-fronted Goose (on The Closes with the Greylags) Short-eared Owl Peregrine Sparrowhawk ...

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