Thursday, 23 April 2020

Short-eared Owl

On an evening dog walk recently I  was surprised to come across a single Short-eared Owl hunting. In retrospect I’m guessing this may be the same “Aberystwyth area” location as Olivia and Rhodri’s sightings.
Still 4 Purple Sandpipers on the wall this evening, and small numbers of Swallows moving north over the calm sea.  Several BN dolphins off South Beach were also nice to see.

Jon Turner

This is an edited version of Jon's report, with the location withheld with Jon's agreement.  As this is most likely the same location that up to two birds have been seen on sevveral occasions since the 8th April, we have decided not to publicise the exact site in order to minimise disturbance.