14th January 2020 - Iford Brooks

Upon arrival at work this morning, I was treated to 2 Barn Owls hunting close to where I park the car. This is the first time I have seen these birds since earlier in the year and it was very pleasing to see they are still around after they had done a disappearing act for a few months - what a great way to start the working day! Also of note around work today was the Lapwing flock which commutes between the arable field at the base of The Downs and Iford Brooks. I now estimate the flock to be around 600 birds. The same field is also attracting large numbers of Common and Black-headed Gulls.