Birds
Although most of the water on the reserve remains frozen, the recent partial thaw has seen duck numbers start to increase although wader numbers are still very low. The results from yesterdays unofficial WeBS count are below. Other areas of the reserve were visited, but were still frozen, so no birds were present.
Reedbed (southern phase):
Teal 450
Wigeon 17
Mallard 35
Shoveler 7
Ashgrave (northwest, away from the hide unfortunately!):
Mallard 36
Pintail 1
Teal 56
Wigeon 600
Shoveler 1
Lapwing 11
Greylag Geese 10
Big Otmoor:
Lapwing 2
Greylag Geese 67
The large flock of greylag geese were checked for white-fronted geese, but none were present. The hedgerows are playing host to a large number of passerines, particularly good numbers of reed buntings. The area near the cattle pen in Greenaways, which is having seed scattered on it, is attracting high numbers of finches and buntings. The marsh tit is still feeding at the feeders.
Thats about it for now, but we'll keep you up dated.
Happy new year.
Martin
- Standlake Pit 60 19th January
Good numbers of ducks listed below. Counts are approximate as large numbers in dense groups and crowded along shore lines. Teal c 1000 Wigeon 600+ Pintail c 50 Goldeneye 2 (m&f) Ruff 1 Snipe 5 Curlew 1 (isn't this a bit early?) Little egret 1...
- 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 Webs 17th December
Total counts from the December WeBS. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Little egret 4 (2 Ashgrave, 2 Closes)Grey Heron 7 (2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor, 2 Greenaways, 1 Ashgrave) Mute swan 22 (5 Flood, 7 Malt Pit, 4 Big Otmoor, 4 Greenaways,...
- 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...
- White-fronts Otmoor 1st Jan
A walk on to Otmoor from the Noke end this afternoon and came across 30 White Fronted Geese grazing at the Noke end of Ashgrave, also good numbers of Mallard, Widgeon, Teal and a couple of Shoveler on the open water, (per Terry Jones Oxonbirds)...
Birds
RSPB Otmoor WeBS Counts 04/01/2011
Although most of the water on the reserve remains frozen, the recent partial thaw has seen duck numbers start to increase although wader numbers are still very low. The results from yesterdays unofficial WeBS count are below. Other areas of the reserve were visited, but were still frozen, so no birds were present.
Reedbed (southern phase):
Teal 450
Wigeon 17
Mallard 35
Shoveler 7
Ashgrave (northwest, away from the hide unfortunately!):
Mallard 36
Pintail 1
Teal 56
Wigeon 600
Shoveler 1
Lapwing 11
Greylag Geese 10
Big Otmoor:
Lapwing 2
Greylag Geese 67
The large flock of greylag geese were checked for white-fronted geese, but none were present. The hedgerows are playing host to a large number of passerines, particularly good numbers of reed buntings. The area near the cattle pen in Greenaways, which is having seed scattered on it, is attracting high numbers of finches and buntings. The marsh tit is still feeding at the feeders.
Thats about it for now, but we'll keep you up dated.
Happy new year.
Martin
- Standlake Pit 60 19th January
Good numbers of ducks listed below. Counts are approximate as large numbers in dense groups and crowded along shore lines. Teal c 1000 Wigeon 600+ Pintail c 50 Goldeneye 2 (m&f) Ruff 1 Snipe 5 Curlew 1 (isn't this a bit early?) Little egret 1...
- 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 Webs 17th December
Total counts from the December WeBS. The breakdown of numbers in each field are also shown: Little egret 4 (2 Ashgrave, 2 Closes)Grey Heron 7 (2 Malt Pit, 2 Big Otmoor, 2 Greenaways, 1 Ashgrave) Mute swan 22 (5 Flood, 7 Malt Pit, 4 Big Otmoor, 4 Greenaways,...
- 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...
- White-fronts Otmoor 1st Jan
A walk on to Otmoor from the Noke end this afternoon and came across 30 White Fronted Geese grazing at the Noke end of Ashgrave, also good numbers of Mallard, Widgeon, Teal and a couple of Shoveler on the open water, (per Terry Jones Oxonbirds)...