A late evening walk at the obs this evening in the hope of finding Short-eared Owls ended in failure. The weather over the past few days has been wet and windy, so I'm not surprised they've moved on.
Instead there were 2 Kestrels and a Buzzard working the fields, which didn't go unnoticed by several Herring Gulls that decided the raptors were not welcome in their airspace. By the obs 20+ Goldfinches to go along with another 20 or so by Cheyne Weares and a further 30+ in Wakeham. Not sure why there are so many but their numbers are growing. Cheyne Weare was also where I had a Stonechat fly across the road on the way back home.
Out to sea were lots of Gannets working their way close to the coast. Beyond them was just thick cloud.
Here are a couple of photos.
The Bill with Races beyond.
