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.
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
Thank you for sharing. 😊
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 ...
oxonbirding.blogspot.com
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…
campaignerkate.wordpress.com
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
Thank you for sharing. 😊
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. 😊
Goes without saying,whilst our star is visiting, please be respectful to our neighbours & also there are lots of runners on Otmoor lane. Thanks #SavisWarbler
May 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Goes without saying,whilst our star is visiting, please be respectful to our neighbours & also there are lots of runners on Otmoor lane. Thanks #SavisWarbler
Should also be mentioned that those visiting to see the #SevisWarbler ought not to be standing on the bank to see it, but we understand that along with the 2nd hide its the only place to see it. 🙏
May 31, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Should also be mentioned that those visiting to see the #SevisWarbler ought not to be standing on the bank to see it, but we understand that along with the 2nd hide its the only place to see it. 🙏
Lots of people getting half decent views of the #SavisWarbler just south of the 2nd screen. Singing for long periods of time. #BirdsSeenIn2025
May 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Lots of people getting half decent views of the #SavisWarbler just south of the 2nd screen. Singing for long periods of time. #BirdsSeenIn2025
In the reedbed to the south of the second screen
May 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wow. Amazing thank you for sharing. Are you able to pinpoint where you saw this beauty? 😊
Terrible photos through waving reed-heads, but just about identifiable. A singing Savi's Warbler at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social this morning effectively the first in Oxfordshire for almost everyone as the only previous record was during the 2020 Covid lockdowns. Popped up every 15-20 mins to sing.
May 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wow. Amazing thank you for sharing. Are you able to pinpoint where you saw this beauty? 😊
Thank you for sharing. 😊
Very warm but mainly quiet afternoon at
@rspbotmoor.bsky.social
Saw 2 lovely #Curlews in Greenways near bridleway. #CommonWhitethroat #Cuckoo #Hobby #Bittern at screen 1 for a split second. #Redshank
@rspbotmoor.bsky.social
Saw 2 lovely #Curlews in Greenways near bridleway. #CommonWhitethroat #Cuckoo #Hobby #Bittern at screen 1 for a split second. #Redshank
May 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Thank you for sharing. 😊