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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JCLynn" data-source="post: 1781264" data-attributes="member: 77625">second visitHad another couple of hours at 'Old Macdonald's Farm' on saturday evening at last knockings.Marsh Harriers were doing their stuff as I arrived and I watched a cracking male flying into the setting sun. The resident pied wagtails were doing their muck heap foraging and I was pleased to notice a couple of Meadow Pipit's and a male Reed bunting foraging alongside them on the 'muck heap'.A pair of Common Buzzards gave a great display, calling, aerial acrobatics and carrying twigs. I had a feeling for a week or two that this pair were going to nest in the area, and seeing one carry twigs into a small stand of old scotts pines is confirmation enough for me.The two Barn Owls appeared on cue to begin their evenings hunting gliding up and down a ditch bank a few metres away.A bit of a surprise was a lone Red Kite flying east over the fields, this was the farthest east of the county I had seen one.Best bit of the evening, for me anyway, were two Short Eared Owls that I noticed flying in from the south. There have been SEO's about for most of the winter, but their chosen winter site meant that only distant scope views have been possible. This time I was delighted to be able to watch two! At very close quarters too!Six assorted Brown Hare's were on the wheat fields, and until my last couple of visits I had no clue that this bit of farmland was good for Hares.I lingered on until nearly dark, watching the SEO's, that had, in typical Short Eared Owl fashion, decided to do a 'sit in' on a ditch bank. I realy wanted to see them flying again, but SEO's being SEO's sitting around for long periods of time is their way of enjoying themselves!Attached a few photo's of saturday evenings visit, albeit taken in very poor light.</blockquote>

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