Monday 18 September 2017

Owls in The Desert!

In 3 visits to the ARC today among all the wildfowl and Lapwings, a Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stints, 10 Dunlin, 12 Golden Plover, 6 Knot, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Great White Egrets, a Bittern, 2 Marsh Harriers, a Hobby, a Sparrowhawk and a juvenile Water rail of note. Many Hirundines over the lake and Chiffchaffs in the Sallows. 
 Short-eared Owl in The Desert
As I arrived at The Point today a call on the radio from LG about a Short-eared Owl at the back of Jarmans, almost immediately I was able to call him back to let him know of a Barn Owl that flew out of the Old Lighthouse Garden and ended up in The Sanctuary. As I made my way through the Broome across The Desert I flushed 2 Hares and Chiffchaffs were all around. An Osprey flew over the NE end of The Desert where 2 Wheatears were feeding, further on 2 Redstarts in bushes that were full of Chiffchaffs and small numbers of Blackcaps.
 1 of 2 Hares seen in The Desert
 Osprey over The Desert
 Chiffchaff
Wheatear in The Desert

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