Otmoor Birding

I decided to have a half day on Tuesday and go to Otmoor to take advantage of the forecast sunny weather and the chance to see other parts of the reserve due to the works.

Generally, things were quiet at both screens with most activity at the first screen. A Kingfisher put in a couple of brief appearances and caught one fish. A couple of Snipe were seen and there was a distant view of two Godwits. However, the highlight of the visit was a prolonged display of a Hobby hawking along the path to the second screen. It seemed unperturbed by my presence and flew past several times at close range (too close at times for me to follow). It also perched in a tree alongside the path allowing me to get a reasonable shot.

Nigel Forrow

The collection of hobby shots © Nigel Forrow