Birds
The BBS and breeding wader surveys this morning picked up some good birds on Otmoor including:
Bar-tailed godwit (Big Otmoor)
Whimbrel (Greenaways)
Hobby (flew overhead on track between carpark and bird feeders)
Whitethroat
3 grasshopper warblers
Short-eared owl
Reed warblers
Joe Harris (Assistant Warden)
- Otmoor 18 April Am
12.40 Two Common Cranes circling over western end of Big Otmoor (per Gareth Clare and Jackie Newcombe) also : 15 Sum plum Golden Plovers 3 Black tailed Godwits Good passage of all three hirundine species Many singing Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, some...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 5th September
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Greenshank Bittern this evening (per Phil Barnett) Yellow Wagtail 220+ went to roost in the reed beds (per Phil Barnett) Black-tailed Godwit Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail (per RSPB Otmoor) Long Meadow Redstart 3 Spotted Flycatcher Willow...
- Otmoor: 30th July
Otmoor Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers. Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark. Grasshopper Warbler Raven: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger Gnome...
- Otmoor: 16th April
Redstart (male) Hopping in and out of blackthorn onto path near first screen. Short-eared Owl Merlin Peregrine Little Ringed Plover Cuckoo calling from near carpark field. Peter Coombes Otmoor: RSPB reserve Curlew: NW of Greenaways. Short-eared Owl 2...
- Northern Long-tailed Tit Otmoor
We had a possible sighting of northern long-tailed tit on Otmoor yesterday afternoon, it was only a quick view at the feeders so it would be great if this could be confirmed. The sighting was from our Assistant Warden and the description of the event...
Birds
RSPB Otmoor 24th April
The BBS and breeding wader surveys this morning picked up some good birds on Otmoor including:
Bar-tailed godwit (Big Otmoor)
Whimbrel (Greenaways)
Hobby (flew overhead on track between carpark and bird feeders)
Whitethroat
3 grasshopper warblers
Short-eared owl
Reed warblers
Joe Harris (Assistant Warden)
- Otmoor 18 April Am
12.40 Two Common Cranes circling over western end of Big Otmoor (per Gareth Clare and Jackie Newcombe) also : 15 Sum plum Golden Plovers 3 Black tailed Godwits Good passage of all three hirundine species Many singing Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, some...
- Otmoor: Rspb Reserve: 5th September
Otmoor: RSPB reserve Greenshank Bittern this evening (per Phil Barnett) Yellow Wagtail 220+ went to roost in the reed beds (per Phil Barnett) Black-tailed Godwit Marsh Harrier 2 Water Rail (per RSPB Otmoor) Long Meadow Redstart 3 Spotted Flycatcher Willow...
- Otmoor: 30th July
Otmoor Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers. Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark. Grasshopper Warbler Raven: Big Otmoor. Peter Coombes See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger Gnome...
- Otmoor: 16th April
Redstart (male) Hopping in and out of blackthorn onto path near first screen. Short-eared Owl Merlin Peregrine Little Ringed Plover Cuckoo calling from near carpark field. Peter Coombes Otmoor: RSPB reserve Curlew: NW of Greenaways. Short-eared Owl 2...
- Northern Long-tailed Tit Otmoor
We had a possible sighting of northern long-tailed tit on Otmoor yesterday afternoon, it was only a quick view at the feeders so it would be great if this could be confirmed. The sighting was from our Assistant Warden and the description of the event...