Last Sunday I left my patch, even if it was only a few miles away, to have a scout around Ravensworth Fell in Gateshead. I was lucky enough to flush a
Short-eared Owl which gave good views and I managed to get a few pictures. It's been a while since I had one in Waldridge but this wasn't far away and seems to be a good year for them, so fingers crossed. In fact I could see the fell in the distance as I watched this bird, but that still doesn't count.
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| A nice Short-eared Owl at Burdon Moor |
The weather has deteriorated dramatically and so as the natural history. Very little around for the last few days and last night it was cold and windy so not surprising that this morning there was only 10 moths of 5 species in the moth trap. Luckily, included was my first
Red-line Quaker of the autumn (and year) but the rest was the usual late autumn fare.
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| My first Red-line Quaker of the year |
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