RSPB Otmoor
Made 2 unsuccessful attempts to see the purple heron at RSPB Otmoor near Oxford.
- On Wednesday I arrived just after lunch and spent a pleasant couple of hours waiting in vain for the reappearance of the heron after it had been seen flying at 10.15. I had to settle for good views of a snipe, several marsh harriers and a lovely bullfinch pair.
- I returned on Thursday, for the evening shift from 5.30 pm.till 8.30 pm but again the heron eluded me - this time choosing to show at 2.15 pm. Fortunately the 2 cranes were showing well, 6 mandarins in eclipse mode were unusual visitors and an early wigeon turned up.
- Not much luck with the main attraction but the Oxfordshire countryside appealed to me immensely. As you would expect in this neck of the woods, there was a continuous supply of red kites en route to and from the reserve.
A good try and a pleasant birding experience.
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