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Otmoor Birding: Background Info & Access
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Background Info and Access. Background Info and Access. Map of the Otmoor Field Names. From the Headington roundabout on the ring road on the east side of Oxford ( SP555074. For more background information see the OOS site guide. Click on the maps to view them full size. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). OTMOOR YEAR LIST 2016. 142 Species. Latest: Yellow Legged Gull, Mandarin Duck and Purple Heron. Saturday and Sunday 13th and 14th August. August 6th and 7th and Purple Heron. Otmoor.am 31st August.
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Otmoor Birding: March 2015
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Background Info and Access. Monday, 30 March 2015. Saturday and Sunday 28th and 29th March. Winter seems reluctant to release its grip on the season and spring migration appears to have stalled. Equinoctial gales were very much the order of the weekend and heavy frequent showers meant I only managed a couple of hours on the moor on Sunday. There was still a lot to see and enjoy despite there not having being a flood of incoming migrants. Goldies among the tussocks (c) Bark Phonescoped. The Grey Herons th...
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Otmoor Birding: December 2014
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Background Info and Access. Monday, 29 December 2014. Saturday and Sunday 27th and 28th December. White fronted Goose (c) Mark Chivers. Into the sun (c) Bark. Three Bewicks (c) Bark. People often say that good things come in threes. This weekend we had two comings of three! Low Golden light on Wigeon (c) John Reynolds. White front (c) John Reynolds. I hope that the cold snap doesn’t last too long this time, if the water bodies freeze hard the wildfowl may abandon the moor for deeper waters. Add...A Barn ...
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Otmoor Birding: October 2014
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Background Info and Access. Monday, 27 October 2014. Saturday and Sunday 25th and 26th October. Dartford Warbler (c) Roger Wyatt. Wren and Dartford Warbler (c) Roger Wyatt. Hovering Stonechat (c) John Reynolds. One of many Wrens (c) Bark. Marsh Harrier over the reeds (c) John Reynolds. The same Marsh Harrier as last week was still present and spending much more time hunting over the reedbed, but of course always at the other end to me. There were at least four Kestrels around and a Sparrowhawk put in...
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Otmoor Birding: January 2015
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Background Info and Access. Monday, 26 January 2015. Saturday and Sunday 24 th and 25 th January. Male Bullfinch (c) Tom Nicholson-Lailey. Dawn (c) Tom Nicholson Lailey. Female Bullfinch (c) Andy Last. It was a very “birdy” weekend with some additions to the year-list and some good views of some of our scarcer residents. New for the year was a Marsh Harrier on Sunday. Female Beardy (c) Bark. Bearded Tits featured well on Saturday. But had disappeared again by Sunday. The Marsh Harrier on Sunday. A vast n...
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Otmoor Birding: April 2015
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Background Info and Access. Monday, 27 April 2015. Saturday and Sunday 25th and 26th April. Drake Garganey (c) JR. Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler (c) JR. Reed Warbler (c) Nick Truby. Willow Warbler (c) Pat Galka. Blackwits (c) Nick Truby. Mating Redshanks female unmoved! Whimbrel (c) Pat Galka. Marsh Harrier (c) JR. Pochard and Mallard (c) The Early Birder. Pochard are still courting avidly on the southern reedbed and there are still a small number of Wigeon that have yet to head north. Three Wheatears we...
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Otmoor Birding: Saturday, Sunday and Monday 18th,19th and 20th July
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Background Info and Access. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. Saturday, Sunday and Monday 18th,19th and 20th July. Feeding Goldfinch (c) Mark chivers. One juvenile Grasshopper Warbler as well. There is clearly safety in numbers and it is interesting how different species recognise each others alarm calls, almost like speaking foreign languages! Willowchiff and Whitethroat (c) Bark. Marsh Harriers were very much in evidence both over the reedbed and roving further afield. On Sunday. Morning there were three differen...
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Otmoor Birding: Saturday and Sunday 11th and 12th July
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Background Info and Access. Monday, 13 July 2015. Saturday and Sunday 11th and 12th July. Adult Great Crested Grebe (c) Bark. Grebe feeding pictures (c) JR. Acrobatic Long Tailed Tits (c) Bark. Male Redstart (c) Pete Roby. A male Redstart was found on Saturday. A Green Sandpiper stopped on the southern lagoon for a while on Saturday. Morning and I am sure there will be lots more waders coming through as we move towards the autumn. Roe Deer on Noke Sides and hurtling Hare (c) JR. 25 April 2016 at 19:30.
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The Otmoor Blogger: June 2013
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Wednesday, 26 June 2013. It's a Quail-ity summer. Apart from biting flies, that make your legs ache. They make your legs ache because you can't get back to the car quick enough when you are being targeted by these horrible insects. One day last year i made the mistake of wearing shorts to Otmoor in the summer. NEVER AGAIN! I suggest if you are planning a visit, to cover up or use a good repellent. Myself and several others were bitten on Tuesday. The Sedge Warbler along the path to the 1st screen. I also...
