Friday, 10 December 2021

Short-eared Owl at Cuckmere Haven, Sussex

Thursday 9th December 2021

Cuckmere Haven, Sussex 


I went down to the Cuckmere this afternoon hoping to find a Caspian Gull or a Yellow-legged Gull in the roost.  

  • There were lots of Great Black-backed Gulls and several Herring Gulls but there was no sign of the target species.
  • What I did find however was a Short-eared Owl on the eastern side of the river just below the start of the Seven Sisters walk.  It was flying low over the grassy areas, landed on a post for a while until it was disturbed by a nearby walker and then it disappeared for a while.  Thankfully it reappeared and all in all I managed 4 decent sightings - all of the same bird presumably.


A lovely late afternoon session at my favourite beauty spot on the south coast.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.