5 owls in 2 days - things are picking up.

A cold overcast day, after having been spoilt with yesterdays sun

A wander north round the edge of the City of Sunderland


I saw it first for a change - how folk get so close to these little b~~~~ers is a mystery to me.....

 Little Owl sheltering at the edge of a farmyard


Very fortunate to find this Long-eared sitting rather openly in a semi-mature Ash within a thorn copse

another site i dont get to very often, but hit on lucky

even though hes roosting within the open canopy of an Ash, theres allways twigs & branches in the way

Long-eared Owl pellets - easily identified, as they often seem to regurgitate pound coins ;-)

slightly weathered pellets - showing variability in sizes.


Headed back & got into place to see distant views of Barn Owl in the half light - day light hunting Barnies allways a scarce commodity round here for some strange reason.....

Thats all 5 seen over the last 2 days.