When we left Burton Mere Wetlands, where we had been birding with the birding group, we decided that because it was a mild day and surprisingly the rain had held off so far, we would drop down top the Harp Inn for a drink and a toastie and look for Short-eared Owls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
There had been reports of Short-eared Owls being seen so we hoped we would be lucky. As it happened, while Anne was indoors ordering, I got the scope up and almost immediately found one quartering the marsh. I was desperate for it to remain long enough foe Anne to see it but, as it happened, it was happy to give us a show for half an hour or so. I was even accompanied briefly by a second one. This is the first time we have seen Short-eared Owls here (or anywhere) since 2019 so we were especially pleased that it showed so very well and for so long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Species<\/th>\n | No<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|
| Eurasian Wigeon<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Northern Lapwing<\/td>\n | 30<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Grey Heron<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Little Egret<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Short-eared Owl<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Common Starling<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Blackbird<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| House Sparrow<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When we left Burton Mere Wetlands, where we had been birding with the birding group, we decided that because it was a mild day and surprisingly the rain had held off so far, we would drop down top the Harp Inn for a drink and a toastie and look for Short-eared Owls.<\/p> |