Spent every bit of daylight on Otmoor today, 8 hours and 18 mins, walked 7.63 miles, logged 61308 birds of 67 species (missed 3 species that I know about) and the highlights included a flock of 28 White-fronted Geese, Bittern, a Marsh Tit (Otmoor tick, now on 131 for Otmoor), 38 Barnacle Goose, 4 Marsh Harrier (2 juvs, 1 female and 1 male), 1 Peregrine, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 1 Dunlin and an adult Yellow-legged Gull. Ebird list HERE.
28 White-fronted Geese over Ashgrave
Marsh Tit
Black-tailed Godwits
Luke the leucistic Pochard
Roe Deer
A few of the estimated 50,000 Starlings
The female Brambling was also present today but I didn't see it (photos from Monday and Ebird list HERE ). Also Hen Harrier and Great Black-backed Gull seen today so 70 species on Otmoor today- a pretty good winter tally. Must also be a few others that I didn't see or hear about such as Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Common Gull, Stock Dove, Red-legged and Grey Partridge, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Feral Pigeon, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Merlin, Barn Owl, Shortie, Kingfisher, Jay, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail and Lesser Redpoll - so getting toward 90 species probably actually on Otmoor.
According to Reeber's Wildfowl this is a good fit for a Snow Goose x Canada Goose. More on local Snow Geese HERE. I might have mis-identified these at Otmoor as pure Snow Geese in the past SEE HERE
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