A largely sunny morning with a few swirls of fog first thing.
Dave and I walked around the patch, and we got lucky. It is no secret that Barn Owl is resident here, but most views are of hunting birds at dawn or dusk, which means we don't often see one.
Today we did.
Regrettably, this bird was peaking out of what might be a breeding hole later in the year, so I am going to leave it a bit vague about where it was. We had never seen one there before, and left it undisturbed after I took the above shot.
The Owl was the stand out highlight of a typical visit, but it was nice to see that the nearest flash, though still frozen, was hosting 27 Teal and 30 Lapwings.
Note how the sedge now obscures the front of the flash completely. It's getting harder and harder to watch.
Good numbers of Stock Doves remain on site, I counted 78 but as we were back at Netherstead Dave reckoned about 150 were dropping below the ridge. Also at Netherstead were a pair of Stonechats surviving the recent chill.
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