A thoughtful local birder, after seeing on my blog that Tawny Owl was a bit of a bogey bird for me, kindly e mailed me to say they were breeding in a box in his garden if I would like to see them. I called there this evening and within 2 minutes of pulling up in the car I was amazingly staring face to face with a beautiful Tawny Owl. What a beautiful bird these are and this was one of the best views Ive had for a long time.
Years ago I knew every tree at Ogden where they roosted and bred and the birds were always on show along with young but numbers are well down now , mainly since all the woodland has been opened to the public.
Many, many thanks to the birder concerned whose name and location cannot be published for obvious reasons.
