Barn Owl at The Mere

 Despite what some delusional person may put on BirdTrack every day, Barn Owls at Hornsea Mere are not seen every day, nor are they seen every week.

Today's sighting of a Barn Owl in second field and Heslop's is my first sighting for 2 months and I spend a lot of time down there (unlike the afore mentioned person).

They were seen very often a couple of years ago or more, but the three local nest boxes that held owls have been empty all this year and most of last year too.

10 photos of Barn Owl from this morning made into a short video

The owl flew out of second field and into Heslop's behind the trees closest to the Mere so it was obscured most of the time. It reappeared flying along Ouzel Hedge and landed on a fence post by the footpath.

It then flew south along the field hedge towards Weatherhill before returning to the Heslop's fence post. It flew off when a couple of walkers came through, but I had good views for over 20 minutes.

Second field

Heslop's footpath

Not particularly good images as the light was poor and the owl stayed at a good distance, but the main thing is we had a Barn Owl at long last.