Otmoor rspb 24th May

Cattle Egret reported with cattle.

Witney: 24th May

Witney
Hobby: Over Early Road. 18:26.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 24th May

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret: The dark billed bird with good aigrettes. Wonder where it's breeding. If it is. 18:24.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor rspb 24th May

MONTAGU'S HARRIER 2cy male again over Greenaways 10:50 but no further sign by 13:42

(N.M, Ben Sheldon et al).

All photos courtesy of Joe Downing

Otmoor RSPB 24 May

Record shots of the first summer male Montagu's Harrier - an instructive bird. There will be better pictures!

Farmoor Reservoir 24th May

No sign of the Temminck's Stint this morning 

Sanderling 6 (per Andy Last, Mark Pidgeon).

Sanderling courtesy of Mark Pidgeon.

Venn Mill: 23rd May

Venn Mill
2 Ringed Plover 20:00.

Leo Bateman

Scutchamer Knob: 23rd May

Scutchamer Knob
Quail: H.
2 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Farmoor

Temminck’s Stint 

Otmoor rspb 23rd May

Male Harrier species possibility Montagu's over Greenaways and the reedbed 19:15 then flew north (per Fergus).

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd May

TEMMINCK'S STINT still present along the causeway 19:34 (per Andy Last).

Gates close 21:00.

Port Meadow: 23rd May

Port Meadow
9 Egyptian Goose: Two family groups on the river bank. One group of 2 adults and 7 goslings. The other 200 hundred yards downstream opposite church with 2 adults and 4 goslings. 14:00.
2 Shelduck: On edge of floods. 14:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Otmoor: Central: 22nd May

Otmoor: Central
Spotted Crake: still on Greenaways, closest about 100 yards along bridleway from cattle pens towards big hide. 21:30.
4 Crane: 2 prs. 1 pair on Ashrave, other flew in from E to Big Otmoor. 21:30.
Oystercatcher: Big Otmoor. 21:30.
4 Hobby: at least 4 over trees lining Big Otmoor until nearly dark. 21:30.
4 Cuckoo: apparently 3 calling males, and a female bubble call. 21:30.

Anthony Cheke

Tar Lakes: 22nd May

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Cuckoo: male. 19:00.

Richard Catling

South Leigh: 22nd May

South Leigh
2 Yellow Wagtail: male and fem. 18:00.

Richard Catling

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd May

Sanderling along the causeway (D.L).

Port Meadow: 22nd May

Port Meadow
Arctic Tern: Flew through
3 Ringed Plover
5 Shelduck

Ben Sheldon, Adam Hartley

Farmoor

Sanderling

Ringed plover - calling somewhere over F1

Common Sandpiper

Otmoor rspb 21st May

Spotted Crake m calling from Greenaways c80yrd west of cattle pens and audible from the bridleway.

Gaganey (per RBA).

Survey Pit 60 tomorrow AM 22nd May 2023

 Hello

Just to advise that, along with Ady State, I will be on the reserve doing an official bird survey tomorrow morning. Apologies in advance for any disturbance. This is, probably, the last this year.

Mick C