Owl in the gloaming © Peter Barker

Yesterday afternoon and early evening I watched two Short-eared Owls hunting over the western part of the reserve towards Noke. It was almost dark and they came very close but my camera could not do them justice in the gloom. In the afternoon I had seen a ring -tailed Hen Harrier patrolling the eastern and northern edges of Greenaways. As the evening drew on groups of Starlings could be seen heading towards the reed bed. A visitor told me that he had seen significant numbers over the Barn Field on the previous evening but I have not seen a roost to know whether that winter treat is starting yet.

Hen Harrier © Peter Barker

Harrier mobbed by crow over Greenaways © Peter Barker

Another Owl in the dark!