I ventured back down to the Sandwich Bay estate again, firstly on Monday 25th November where although I was blessed with a bright but breezy afternoon, my first glimpse of a Short-eared Owl was not until 3.20 pm which leaves a very narrow window before the sun drops down below the horizon, making it a little difficult to get any decent images of the birds as they quarter the Royal Cinque Ports golf course in search of prey. All I managed on the Monday was a couple of shots of a bird resting in the rough grass.
Not to be deterred, I returned the next day (Tuesday 26th November) and this time I was a lot luckier. My first sighting was at 01.35 pm and the bird stayed up for at least an hour, hunting the fields and golf course around Dickson's corner. Taking advantage of some bales of hay placed on the perimeter of the golf course and using them as cover, I was able to get the Owl in full hunt mode as it continuously flew up and down the fence line in search of prey and completely oblivious to my presence.
There were plenty of Stonechat's to be seen and a Dartford Warbler was also seen (glimpses) but was too shy for the camera.
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