Sandwich Bay's Owls.

I have paid a couple of visits to Sandwich Bay over the past two weeks, trying to coincide my visits with some decent weather which has proved a little difficult with the constant dull weather patterns of late. I did manage a few images of both Short-eared and Barn Owl but although I never got any worthwhile images, the highlight for me was connecting with the three visiting Serin's, on both of my visits, that were favouring an area just short of the new hide on the Restharrow scrape. There was mention of there being 4 Serin's present but I only saw 3 at any one given time. Chatted with a few visiting birders that I have not seen for a while whilst watching for the Serin's before joining the Owl fest a little way along the Ancient Highway by Dickson's corner. I have to say, there is one Short-eared Owl in particular that has a liking for the rough grassland around the cattle feeding trough by the entrance gate to the path up to Sandilands and puts on a super show for the gathered photographers that all seem to be filling their boots with Owl images. A more obliging Short-eared Owl I have yet to see. 

A Barn Owl appeared quartering the same grassy field that the Short-eared Owl was favouring and although the Barn Owl kept it's distance, the light had now improved and allowed for a few images albeit with a large crop.

A young Sparrowhawk landed on a fence post alongside the Sandilands track whilst I was waiting for the Owls to put in an appearance, a Sandwich Bay regular I gather.