This afternoon I went in search of the Short-eared Owl reported by Dick at Glandyfi on Saturday. As soon as I'd set up my scope I got onto a female Hen Harrier, a real cracker. I had been watching her for 7 or 8 minutes when she put up a Barn Owl which had been concealed in long grass. I watched that on and off for about 25 or 30 minutes when a Short-eared Owl drifted into view.
Earlier at Ynyslas I saw 9 Mute Swans, 2 adult and 7 immature, moving up-stream against the falling tide. It got me wondering if the adults were looking after some sort of creche...