Sunday 13 November 2011

Pleinmont Desert Wheatear

The desert wheatear was on the patch inside the scramble track. 
I parked on a track and when driving back a shorteared owl landed on the hedge and then went onto the path in front of the car!

Saturday 12 November 2011

Pleinmont Shorteared Owl and Fungi

Chaffinch
Shorteared Owl
Lovely day today so went for a walk at Pleinmont hoping to see the short eared owls. 
The motor bike scramblers were there so no chance of seeing the Desert Wheatear seen yesterday near the scramble track so went to the north in the fields / trees.  Saw one owl but did not take any photos even though quite close; mesmorised :-). 
Fields were full of fungi.  Driving back popped into drive down to 'Haunted House' on cliff by Pleinmont and saw the two shorteared owls hunting next to the house. 
One flew towards me allowing these photos.
I presume that the other bird is a chaffinch; one of a flock at Pleinmont.

Sunday 6 November 2011

Vale Pond 'It' and others today

Kingfisher
Coot
Grey Heron
Kestrel
Little Egret feeding
Little Grebe - "Mallards hiding"
Mallard
Red Shank
'It' made two appearances for me this afternoon along with a number of other birds. 
I had not seen a Little Grebe before. 
I say "It" as everyone who comes into the hide says "have you seen It?"