Over the last few weeks I have been visiting an unspecified site a short drive from home to watch a fabulous Long -eared Owl. Myself and a friend have had the site pretty much to our selves. We watch from the roadside overlooking the area where the owl hunts approx 150-200 meters away.
Last night we were able to see the LEO complete a foodpass to its partner within a thinned out section of the wood. The male continued to hunt for long periods even coming closer to the roadside than we have seen before..... fantastic.
During the last few visits a single Barn Owl has also hunted in the exact same area, last night it put on a fabulous display for 20 minutes.
Not to be outdone in the same woodland a pair of Tawny Owls called and gave fabulous views..... all this is within a 300 meter section of woodland and moorland *** Added bonus, a Common Cuckoo arrived and sat on top of one of the immature pine trees directly in front of us.
To complete the evening we went to our regular site for European Nightjar, just before dusk a bird gave the distinctive call and made a small flight infront of us, it had got a little chilly so we called it a day.
2 hours and 5 fabulous species