Got up really early today so i could hear the dawn chorus at Otmoor, and althought tired now i don't regret it for as second.
I arrived at Otmoor at about 6 in the morning and it was already light. I opened my car door and was hit by a wall of sound,all from birds. Straight away i heard a Grasshopper warbler (my first), Whitethroats, Chiffchaff and Yellowhammers aswell as many others including waders in the distance.
A little further into the site and i was hearing Lesser whitethroats, Blackcap, Sedge warbler, Reed buntings, Cuckoos and three Curlews flew right over my head. Further still i heard Snipe drumming, Redshank and Cetti's warbler.
I later realised aswell half of my Sedge warblers were actually Reed warblers! I was taking photos of Sedge warblers and when i looked through them found that there were some Reed warblers aswell
I still havn't mastered warbler calls!
And to top it off on my way back to the car i was passed by a Turtle dove and a pair started 'cooooing' to each other
I then drove round to Farmoor reservoir and right away had Common terns flying around my head. On my way round i spotted a Garganey drake ( that was a bit shy for photos). It was a bit quiet with only one wader seen which was a male Dunlin.
All in all 50 plus species seen (and a good walk!)
