Help identifying this Bird of prey

[arnonick]

Hi there, please could you help to give this bird some ID? It was found near the north norfolk coast its about 8 inches long from head to tail tip
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[arnonick]

This is the bird

[The Woodman]

It's an owl, possibly a Little Owl. Was it washed up on the shore?

[Dogghound]

Little Owl

[Za]

Hiya, welcome to WAB,I think it could be a Little Owl.
Za

[arnonick]

a little owl wow, I thought it was a hawk of some description, I thought owls had flatter faces than the bird in the photo, no it wasnt washed up it was found on the side of the road dead with a broken wing

[Dogghound]

The face is more flat when its alive creating a disk, often after death the feather condition decreases resulting it it having a rounder looking face. Cars are a common form of mortality for this species which often flies low across roads.

[arnonick]

That would explain it then, poor thing hasnt really got a round face and it did have a broken wing so a car would be plausible, thanks everyone