Scops owl in Oxfordshire

[pheonix]

Thats a good point about the families and number of children at the site, it may get a few more youngsters into birding.
The torching and close proximity of people to the bird and around the site must not bother the bird in the slightest, as if it did im sure it would have gone by now.

And 'Lee Evans".. not THE lee evans... as in monkey boy?!!

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by John

What you also have to realise is that Weeting Heath is not really a twitch as the birds are resident there within the season they stay here. A twitch is a rare bird that is not in this country very often.

John

I know Weeeting isnt generally a twitch - which is why I said "twitchers and bird racers" the general problem at weeting being with the latter. However that said the biggest encroachment at Weeting in my season was caused by the arrival of a red footed falcon which was definitely a twitch judging my the number of twitchers in attracted.

Anyway I hope you had fun with the owl - I would have popped along myself if I though there was a realistic chance of getting within camera shot.