Short-eared Owl
Normal service resumed on the cliffs on 1st January but today was my first official day in 2020. A grey overcast day with a light south west blow and temperatures reaching c7C. Wildlife wise, it was quite hard work with most expected birds hunkering down or AWOL!
Todays sightings:
The best part of the day was mid afternoon, when two Short-eared Owls quartered the fields between the visitor centre and the old RAF base. It was fantastic to see them interacting and calling to each other. Location sightings of the birds suggested three present.
Down on the cliffs, it was the Fulmars and Herring Gulls that entertained visitors, with distant views of two Peregrines, Shags, Greater Black Backed Gulls and Red Throated Divers.
Fulmars
It's the way you tell 'em Fred!
Seed eater numbers seemed reduced in number today with Corn Buntings, Goldfinches, Linnets, Tree Sparrows and Meadow Pipits being seen in flight in the fields at the back of Staple Newk.
A Goldfinch paused briefly at Staple Newk viewpoint
Remember, "Keep 'em peeled!
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