Birds
BIG OTMOOR:
2 oystercatchers
1 ruff (male in amazing breeding plumage)
6 ringed plover
Also; 2 purring turtle doves, cuckoos everywhere, kingfisher, 2 hobbies, 2 common terns
- Otmoor: 7th July
Turtle dove purring on the north side of Ashgrave. 12 Little Egrets on Big Otmoor and Ashgrave. Marsh Harrier 2 (1 over Ashgrave) 1 Hobby Water Rail (h) Kingfisher on southern reedbed. Grasshopper Warbler (h) Lesser Whitethroat 1 Spotted Flycatcher News...
- Rushey Common Area 3rd June
Ringed Plover Redshank 2 Hobbies 2 Oystercatchers 4 Egyptian Goose + 5 juv Kingfisher Clackers...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 3rd June
Otmoor: RSPB reserve 2 Turtle Dove: male. still purring by the pumping station. John Barnes...
- July Round-up
Spotted Flycatcher (c) Andy Last In what is the quietest month in the birding calender July still held a few surprises. The Female Marsh Harrier continued its residency at Otmoor throughout with a male bird seen at Standlake on the 5th. Last months...
- Otmoor 23rd May
Marsh Harrier (fem) still Otmoor RSPB 10:30am (per RBA) Marsh Harrier seen over reed bed. Quail heard on Closes field. 2 male Cuckoos seen, plus 3 Hobbies and newly hatched Redshank chicks. Joe Harris http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding...
Birds
RSPB Otmoor 22nd May
BIG OTMOOR:
2 oystercatchers
1 ruff (male in amazing breeding plumage)
6 ringed plover
Also; 2 purring turtle doves, cuckoos everywhere, kingfisher, 2 hobbies, 2 common terns
- Otmoor: 7th July
Turtle dove purring on the north side of Ashgrave. 12 Little Egrets on Big Otmoor and Ashgrave. Marsh Harrier 2 (1 over Ashgrave) 1 Hobby Water Rail (h) Kingfisher on southern reedbed. Grasshopper Warbler (h) Lesser Whitethroat 1 Spotted Flycatcher News...
- Rushey Common Area 3rd June
Ringed Plover Redshank 2 Hobbies 2 Oystercatchers 4 Egyptian Goose + 5 juv Kingfisher Clackers...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 3rd June
Otmoor: RSPB reserve 2 Turtle Dove: male. still purring by the pumping station. John Barnes...
- July Round-up
Spotted Flycatcher (c) Andy Last In what is the quietest month in the birding calender July still held a few surprises. The Female Marsh Harrier continued its residency at Otmoor throughout with a male bird seen at Standlake on the 5th. Last months...
- Otmoor 23rd May
Marsh Harrier (fem) still Otmoor RSPB 10:30am (per RBA) Marsh Harrier seen over reed bed. Quail heard on Closes field. 2 male Cuckoos seen, plus 3 Hobbies and newly hatched Redshank chicks. Joe Harris http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding...