Vicky Gilson found several bird remains out between the Lees and Aston earlier in the week.
They were all found close to the smaller power line. So it is possible they were victims of a power line strike.
One was identified as a Wood Pigeon and another a Corvid (probably Rook), the 3rd one was thought to be an Owl species but not much remained, mainly, some feathers.
Neither Vicky nor I were certain of the ID so I forwarded the feather photos onto Ian Lewington who confirmed the identity.
“These look like Short-eared Owl feathers, p8 and p9 from each wing and a couple of secondaries. The sparse, staggered barring on the primaries and the pale tipped secondaries are only shown by SEO.”
Thanks to Ian for the ID.
Short-eared Owl is a scarce visitor to the Cholsey area with less than 1 record per year!
Yesterday there were 3 Teal on Cholsey Marsh and 2 Stonechat around Cholsey Meadows . Per Alan.
Photos courtesy Vicky Gilson.
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