RSPB Otmoor
@rspbotmoor.bsky.social
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RSPB Otmoor
@rspbotmoor.bsky.social
· Jun 1
Another busy day at reserve #SavisWarbler again we urge all visitors to respect neighbours, #Otmoor lane is very narrow with limited passing places. Park in marked areas, very limited parking. Pay for parking 😊. Keep the damage to banks to absolute minimum. Thank you. Enjoy.
Many thanks for sharing 😊
Great visit to @rspbotmoor.bsky.social with @chilternsnl.bsky.social Tracking the Impact last Sat campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/a...
Always more at Otmoor
I joined volunteers from the Chilterns National Landscapes Tracking the Impact project at Otmoor RSPB reserve car park at 8am on Saturday 17 January. I am involved in this project because I do a br…
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January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Many thanks for sharing 😊
Many thanks for taking the time to share 😊
A lovely visit to an icy @rspbotmoor.bsky.social to year tick the Tundra Bean Geese. Good numbers of White Fronted & a family party of Barnacles there too. Also Raven, Water Rail, Marsh Harrier, Fieldfare & Redwing the other highlights
January 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Many thanks for taking the time to share 😊
Excellent. Many thanks for posting 😊
Russian White-fronted Goose at Ashgrave, Otmoor this afternoon. At least 50 present along with about 20 Tundra Bean Geese amongst hundreds of Canada and Greylag Geese. Also a few Barnacles too.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Excellent. Many thanks for posting 😊
Thank you for sharing. 😊
My first Tundra Bean Geese in southern England since 2007, and my first ever in Oxon, were part of the flock of 18 birds on @rspbotmoor.bsky.social this afternoon. Good to see @tmbirding.bsky.social and @josephtobias.bsky.social too 👌🏻
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December 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Thank you for sharing. 😊
Thank you for sharing. So pleased you had a wonderful time.
Great visit to @rspbotmoor.bsky.social with Bucks Bird Club last week campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/a...
An appointment with starlings
Unlike last year, when the Bucks Bird Club December outing to Otmoor experienced very few starlings, this year the birds kept their appointment with us and we had a fine murmuration. But we couldn&…
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December 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Thank you for sharing. So pleased you had a wonderful time.
Anyone have any #Starling #Murmurations taken on the reserve they’d like to share? 😊
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Anyone have any #Starling #Murmurations taken on the reserve they’d like to share? 😊
Fantastic news. 😍
Ooh great news for @rspbotmoor.bsky.social - one of the best wildlife reserves in the UK is getting bigger!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RSPB Otmoor wetlands reserve to expand with new habitat bank
A new 21-hectare site will be added to RSPB Otmoor, in Oxfordshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fantastic news. 😍
Thank you for sharing. 😊
Beautiful autumn colours at Otmoor this afternoon. Dunlin & Great White Egret from first screen + Marsh Harrier were #birds highlights. A lot of berries awaiting arrival of winter thrushes @rspbotmoor.bsky.social #ukbirding #OxonBirding
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Thank you for sharing this. 😊
The Oxon birding round up for September now live. Obvious highlight a 1w Bluethroat at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social, the 3rd county record. Other highlights include a couple Manx Shearwater and plenty of wader action, although frequently not twitchable. oxonbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/sept... #UKBirding
September Review
Highlights I set out on a somewhat dispirited version of the highlights section in late September , pointing out the lack of rarities and ...
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October 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Thank you for sharing this. 😊
Fabulous find. Thank you for sharing this with the community. 👌
Well who on earth had Bluethroat on their Oxon bingo card? An incredible run of birds for the county continued with a 1w male Bluethroat at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social this morning, found late evening yesterday. Both a county and UK ✔️ for me! County Big Year now on 188 (+ GWT). #UKbirding
October 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Fabulous find. Thank you for sharing this with the community. 👌
Fabulous find
Well who on earth had Bluethroat on their Oxon bingo card? An incredible run of birds for the county continued with a 1w male Bluethroat at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social this morning, found late evening yesterday. Both a county and UK ✔️ for me! County Big Year now on 188 (+ GWT). #UKbirding
October 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Fabulous find
Thank you for sharing. 😊
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thank you for sharing. 😊
2 great posts & fantastic pictures from a poster called Old_Caley over on X deserves a lot of credit as posts brilliant info & pictures. #Cuckoo
July 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
2 great posts & fantastic pictures from a poster called Old_Caley over on X deserves a lot of credit as posts brilliant info & pictures. #Cuckoo
Surreal indeed, but the local wildlife do not seem affected by their neighbours manoeuvres.
Slightly surreal at Otmoor this afternoon. From first screen there’s Glossy Ibis, Egret roost that had 31 Cattle 29 Little 1 Great when I left ( #climatechange ) and the army dropping parachutists behind enemy lines 🪂 #birds #ukbirding @rspbotmoor.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Surreal indeed, but the local wildlife do not seem affected by their neighbours manoeuvres.
Thank you for sharing ❤️
A Glossy Ibis at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social plus 17 Cattle Egret, 2 GW Egret, 1 Corn Bunting and 4 Red Kites
July 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thank you for sharing. 😊
Lovely day at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social yesterday, highlights include Marsh Harrier food pass, 10+ Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, 5 Common Crane flying over, Lesser Whitethroat and the long staying Glossy Ibis.
June 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Thank you for sharing. 😊
Thank you for sharing. There have been lots of sightings throughout the reserve this spring!
Escape to lovely @rspbotmoor.bsky.social in search of lesser whitethroat, which I found among much else campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/t... @btobirds.bsky.social
Tracking down the lesser whitethroat
I visited RSPB Otmoor today in the hope of hearing a lesser whitethroat. It is one of the warblers I rarely see or hear (the others being grasshopper and Dartford, while I’ve never encountere…
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June 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thank you for sharing. There have been lots of sightings throughout the reserve this spring!
Yes please. That would be magnificent.
Encouraging story in Guardian, hope they'll soon be back in these trees @rspbotmoor.bsky.social !
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
June 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Yes please. That would be magnificent.
Thank you for sharing. 😊
I’ve not caught up with my moth pics yet from the traps but I did manage to see a few dragon and damselflies about the weekend @rspbotmoor.bsky.social on Sunday, I do love a dragonfly! Wish I had more time to devote to them and butterflies but I don’t so I enjoy them when I can #ukdragonflies
June 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Sad to see that the #SavisWarbler has probably left us. After a frantic weekend of reports & visits to X & Bluesky, it seems we have more interaction via Bluesky than X. Is this a change in users preference? Are others using X less? #socialmedia #X #bluesky
June 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Sad to see that the #SavisWarbler has probably left us. After a frantic weekend of reports & visits to X & Bluesky, it seems we have more interaction via Bluesky than X. Is this a change in users preference? Are others using X less? #socialmedia #X #bluesky
Another busy day at reserve #SavisWarbler again we urge all visitors to respect neighbours, #Otmoor lane is very narrow with limited passing places. Park in marked areas, very limited parking. Pay for parking 😊. Keep the damage to banks to absolute minimum. Thank you. Enjoy.
June 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Another busy day at reserve #SavisWarbler again we urge all visitors to respect neighbours, #Otmoor lane is very narrow with limited passing places. Park in marked areas, very limited parking. Pay for parking 😊. Keep the damage to banks to absolute minimum. Thank you. Enjoy.
Uber important. We do have signs up on the banks asking visitors not to stand or go on the banks as it can disturb wildlife. However we can’t police it 24/7 & don’t want to be killjoys. So, keep the damage & disruption to the absolute minimum. Thanks you. #SevisWarbler
May 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Uber important. We do have signs up on the banks asking visitors not to stand or go on the banks as it can disturb wildlife. However we can’t police it 24/7 & don’t want to be killjoys. So, keep the damage & disruption to the absolute minimum. Thanks you. #SevisWarbler
Parking is also limited. So please be patient. Don’t block people in, keep gates clear. Do not park on the verges. Thanks.
May 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Parking is also limited. So please be patient. Don’t block people in, keep gates clear. Do not park on the verges. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing Simon. 😊
The Savi's Warbler at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social put on a good show first thing. Reeling almost constantly when I was there between 5 and 6.30 and showing well if distantly. #UKBirding #birding #birds
May 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Thank you for sharing Simon. 😊