Otmoor RSPB Reserve

ReedbedMarshWet grassland & floodplain meadowFarmland & hedgerow

Otmoor is one of Britain's best inland wetland reserves, supporting breeding Lapwing, Redshank and Curlew, thriving Marsh Harriers, and regular appearances of Bittern, Crane and winter Hen Harrier. The reedbeds attract warblers and scarce migrants. The spring and summer dawn chorus is a spectacle across the reserve and the winter wildfowl flocks may contain migrants such as Greater White-Fronted Geese and Whooper Swans.

Autumn starling murmurations are a highlight, and the diversity across seasons makes Otmoor mandatory for county birders.

Last reviewed: 2026-09-12