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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Torchepot" data-source="post: 3627069" data-attributes="member: 123265">Good ears!Thanks Simon,You're spot on - the barn owl recording is a good match. Very relieved that they are still here (somewhere at least) - still dumbfounded that they bricked up the nest hole because they thought the droppings were unsightly! There are other derelict buildings here that I'll keep an eye on.Wow! Night Heron!! We had one many years ago in the gorge just nearby but I assumed it was a one off.Starting to see the potential of this nocturnal recording.Two grey heron in a couple of weeks - whereas we get one record every couple of years normally.Barn Owl - only one record from the garden nearly ten years ago.Night Heron - never recorded from the garden before.Common Sandpiper (if that's what it is) is only 2nd record from the garden.As for the possible Scops Owl - I can find no records for the department of the Creuse in the last ten years!It's also getting much easier to review the sonograms on Audacity as I get more familiar with it and as colder nights mean less insect, bat and dormouse activity.A big thank you to Joe.S for his advice and encouragement :t: (I nearly gave up!)</blockquote>