What's Buzzing or Flying near you today... 2015

We've had a lot of blue tits, gold finches & sparrows in the garden today but the nicest was by far the Robin sitting on the fence singing his little heart out!

 

Mossies, great clouds of them about whilst out this morning, in January!

 

Just been for a walk, seen a Butterfly flying

 

Really bad photo but today I saw @wiseowl flying around Suffolk!

Such a beautiful creature, I watched him for quite a while swooping, between the trees. I was worried about him being out in the daylight, surely there can't be a shortage of food? Does anyone know why he was out during the day?

 

Perhaps he couldn't sleep Beckie.

 

I've seen Barn Owls hunt in daytime, it's not unusual but still a treat to see them.
One possible reason for day hunting is the weather. There has also been a number of Short Eared Owls found dead due to starvation this is because of the constant wind over the last month and the noise affects Owls ability to hear their prey. They will hunt when the weather is more favourable even if that means daytime.

 

Thanks for your reply @strongylodon, I didn't know the noise of the wind effected the owls ability to hear, but thinking about it that makes perfect sense.
I was delighted to see him, they fly in such a graceful manor

 

Shipstal point, Arne RSPB and my first glimpse of a Great Northern Diver and almost at the same time Eleven Spoonbills flew past, rubbish shots but a long way off and still having focus problems with this new camera.

 

Cor What's he doing down here Strongy?

 

It's my week for seeing lovely birds, today I saw a pure white cock pheasent, he was beautiful

 

@Zigs a few over winter along the Channel from Poole harbour to Portland although not in their brighter Summer plumage

 

Aah, ta Strongy Didn't know we had Gannets down here either till I saw some whilst out on a boat in the channel