Checked 3 new sites for LEOs with Nick D. Nothing at the first 2 but we had success at the third. This makes confirmed breeding at 7 sites so far this year with probably 16 or 17 young in total.
At the third site we picked up the calls of 3 young followed immediately by a stange barking sound. An adult owl came out of the wood and flew towards us before perching in the tree above. It continued to make the strange call, presumably trying to distract us from the young further up the track. We moved back a bit and after a minute or 2 the owl disappeared off into the wood.
Also seen little owl, redpoll, linnets, meadow pipits, skylark, 1 snipe, 1 hare, 2 bats and approximately 5000 midges!
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