Birds
As previously reported the bittern was seen again today.
It was seen by volunteers as they drove down the diagonal track. Views should be possibly from the bridleway, as this is the second report now of the bird on Greenaways.
A merlin was spotted flying across the fields south of Closes, and also seen from the offices in Beckley flying parrallel with Common Road.
WeBS count from the 14th:
800+ wigeon
280+ teal
22 pintail
500 lapwing
200 golden plover
1 woodcock (car park field)
7 barnacle geese
1 heron
3 snipe
34 shoveler
4 little grebe
Cheers,
Gareth Luscombe
(Assistant Warden)
- Rspb Otmoor Webs 2nd January
Total counts from the WeBS (wetland bird survey) 2nd Januray 2013. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Teal: 834 (102 Reed bed, 96 Ashgrave, 350 Big Otmoor, 250 MOD, 14 Maltpit, 22 Flood)Pochard: 3 ReedbedWigeon: 800 (400...
- Rspb Otmoor. November Webs
The WeBS count for November was carried out this morning. Results, including total numbers and numbers per field were... Little grebe 1 (Reedbed) Little egret 2 (Ashgrave) Grey heron 4 (1 Flood, 2 Greenaways, 1 Big Otmoor) Mute swan 18...
- Rspb Otmoor. Wetland Bird Survey 6th Nov
Mute Swan - 13 (1 Ashgrave, 2 Flood, 6 Greenaways, 2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor)Greylag Goose - 123 (4 Flood, 119 Closes)Canada Goose - 182 (181 Ashgrave, 1 Big Otmoor)Wigeon - 677 (458 Ashgrave, 39 Reedbed, 143 Flood, 5 Greenaways, 30 Closes, 2 Big Otmoor)Gadwall...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs (unofficial) 29th Oct.
Lapwing 587 (12 Closes, 75 Greenaways, 500 Ashgrave)Snipe 2 (1 Closes, 1 Ashgrave)Golden plover 14 (13 Big Otmoor, 1 Ashgrave)Redshank 2 (2 Closes) Greylag geese 158 (158 Closes)Canada geese 383 (2 Closes, 1 Flood, 380 Ashgrave)Moorhen 6 (3 Closes, 3...
- Otmoor, 17th May, Silly O'clock To 10:00
We have just completed an early morning survey on the reserve, and have had a few interesting sightings, on a lovely spring morning. A turtle dove was feeding on seed around the Greenaways cattle pen. There were at least two cuckoo's heard one along...
Birds
Otmoor Tuesday 15th
As previously reported the bittern was seen again today.
It was seen by volunteers as they drove down the diagonal track. Views should be possibly from the bridleway, as this is the second report now of the bird on Greenaways.
A merlin was spotted flying across the fields south of Closes, and also seen from the offices in Beckley flying parrallel with Common Road.
WeBS count from the 14th:
800+ wigeon
280+ teal
22 pintail
500 lapwing
200 golden plover
1 woodcock (car park field)
7 barnacle geese
1 heron
3 snipe
34 shoveler
4 little grebe
Cheers,
Gareth Luscombe
(Assistant Warden)
- Rspb Otmoor Webs 2nd January
Total counts from the WeBS (wetland bird survey) 2nd Januray 2013. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Teal: 834 (102 Reed bed, 96 Ashgrave, 350 Big Otmoor, 250 MOD, 14 Maltpit, 22 Flood)Pochard: 3 ReedbedWigeon: 800 (400...
- Rspb Otmoor. November Webs
The WeBS count for November was carried out this morning. Results, including total numbers and numbers per field were... Little grebe 1 (Reedbed) Little egret 2 (Ashgrave) Grey heron 4 (1 Flood, 2 Greenaways, 1 Big Otmoor) Mute swan 18...
- Rspb Otmoor. Wetland Bird Survey 6th Nov
Mute Swan - 13 (1 Ashgrave, 2 Flood, 6 Greenaways, 2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor)Greylag Goose - 123 (4 Flood, 119 Closes)Canada Goose - 182 (181 Ashgrave, 1 Big Otmoor)Wigeon - 677 (458 Ashgrave, 39 Reedbed, 143 Flood, 5 Greenaways, 30 Closes, 2 Big Otmoor)Gadwall...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs (unofficial) 29th Oct.
Lapwing 587 (12 Closes, 75 Greenaways, 500 Ashgrave)Snipe 2 (1 Closes, 1 Ashgrave)Golden plover 14 (13 Big Otmoor, 1 Ashgrave)Redshank 2 (2 Closes) Greylag geese 158 (158 Closes)Canada geese 383 (2 Closes, 1 Flood, 380 Ashgrave)Moorhen 6 (3 Closes, 3...
- Otmoor, 17th May, Silly O'clock To 10:00
We have just completed an early morning survey on the reserve, and have had a few interesting sightings, on a lovely spring morning. A turtle dove was feeding on seed around the Greenaways cattle pen. There were at least two cuckoo's heard one along...