I had 3 birds of the day today. I went to a nearby spot where Short-Eared Owls had been reported, although I didn't get there until after 4:00pm. Unfortunately I completely forgot to take my tripod, I thought it was in the boot
Anyway, after a few minutes I spotted the SE Owl flying low over a field and managed one or two shots from distance:
The bird then disappeared over some trees. There were a few other birders there and they had by now spotted a Tawny Owl (it is a Tawny isn't it?) perched on a post. The light was terrible so I needed ISO 1600 for this one (and it was handheld
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Amazingly, there were also 2 Little Owls nearby in a tree. I managed to spot them but no chance of an image, too dark and they were obscured by branches.
Assuming no-one tells me that the above aren't a Tawny and a SE Owl then, in the space of 30 mins and in 2 neighbouring fields, I spotted 3 birds that I had never seen before. I don't know what was in those fields that owls liked so much!
Matt