Bruno and I were out on Worth RSPB Res. for the second day running, and it would seem that he is beginning to settle down. Being far less vocal when seeing other dogs or strangers. I still haven't been confident enough, with his behaviour, to let him off the lead, but it won't be too long now, I guess. The highlight, for me, of this morning's outing was seeing a Barn Owl hunting over the marsh beside the Pinnock Wall. It was 10.10 hrs, and very windy, yet the owl was obviously hungry? As we got nearer, it flew over the track and headed towards The Great Wood. I managed to grab one image before it was partially obscured by the adjacent hedgerow and my autofocus wasn't able to track the bird.
Thinking that was it we continued on our wanderings only to spot it again flying beside The Great Wood headed towards Worth village. This sequence of events suggests, to me, that this individual was a newly arrived migrant? Surely any of the local Barn Owls would be safely tucked away in their regular roost sites at this time in the morning. There's no way, at this time of year, it is daylight hunting because it needs to feed a hungry brood. Back home around mid-day, Bruno had a bite to eat before curling up on Bev's lap for a siesta. I, as usual, was sat at my laptop when I spotted a bird pop up on the garden fence. Bloody hell! A female Black Redstart which disappeared as quickly as it had arrived. Grabbing the camera, I went out into the garden and, happily, it reappeared, perched up on next door's fence before flicking up onto their shed and then the leafless bush beyond.
Although the images are nothing more than record shots, they'll do for me and are perfectly suitable to accompany my blogging efforts. The only other sighting, of any note, was that of a Wood Mouse at the Hedgehog bowl, last night. I did get a very poor record image, to confirm the id, but am hopeful of a repeat performance when my kit will be ready and waiting to get some better shots.
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