Monday 31st March: Barn Owls
Starting off bright and warm though clouding over later.
The 2 shelduck still present and the usual ducks. A few redshank and ruff were feeding on the extended pools to the north of the floods though they then moved to the main pool.
The willow warbler had moved to the willows between The Trap Ground allotments and Burgess Field NR.
In the evening in Burgess Field NR the pair of barn owls were showing at around 7:30 pm. One of the owls is unusually pale. There were also several roe deer present.
The 2 shelduck still present and the usual ducks. A few redshank and ruff were feeding on the extended pools to the north of the floods though they then moved to the main pool.
The willow warbler had moved to the willows between The Trap Ground allotments and Burgess Field NR.
In the evening in Burgess Field NR the pair of barn owls were showing at around 7:30 pm. One of the owls is unusually pale. There were also several roe deer present.
8:23 PM, Monday, March 31, 2008 . Publisehd by rjhall
Hi,am enjoying reading your sightings from Port Meadow, a place I used to bird regularly during my student days. That Ring-necked Duck must be getting old - she was around when I left in 2000! Burgess field has often housed wintering Barn and Short-eared Owls. In a good year multiple Garganey can be observed at close range on the floods. Look forward to hearing what this spring brings your way!