Ploughcroft area

This afternoon along Hag Lane I went looking for late Swallows and House Martins in the sheltered part of the valley without success. Plenty of Jays about but little else.
1 Sparrowhawk over Beacon Hill
1 Kestrel
1 Little Owl at Ploughcroft - which I was surprised to find after most of the field walls have been taken out from their traditional roosting/ vantage points.
I notice the same thing has happened in parts of the upper Luddenden Dean area as well. It's a shame to lose them as they are still valuable habitat. I just hope the fields don't now get weedkilled, ploughed and sown down with the Rye grass to the expense of the more wildlife friendly meadows !