After a bit of spring cleaning the legendary Otmoor Lizard Lounge is once again open for business. We are expecting lizards from miles around to come flocking to this purpose built reptile hotel and relaxation area. Hopefully some will have hibernated in cosy holes under the rock pile, whilst others will be drawn to the logs and stones that provide perfect sun bathing sites. Lots of grass snakes and a few common lizards have already been seen on the reserve this year, so on a warm day keep an eye on the Lizard Lounge as you're wandering past.
Once again some rubbish has been fly-tipped in the car park and so the far end is temporarily out of action, we're hoping to have the waste shifted by Thursday afternoon.
Lots of interesting birds are being seen on the reserve at the moment, as the birds we associate with spring and summer on Otmoor start coming back from their relaxing winter stay in Africa. Swallows and sand martins were feeding over the reed bed this morning, sedge warblers were singing and blackcaps and chiffchaffs could be heard as soon as you step out of your car in the car park. Another bird that seems to be making itself noticed on the moor at the moment are the little grebes, whose laughing call can be heard bursting out of the reedbed and from the deeper pools on Ashgrave.