Long-eared Owls

The Long-eared Owls roosting in the scrub at Haverton are proving to be a draw for visitors. However, those visitors who go crashing through the scrub to find them are less than welcome, as it only results in the birds being scared away, as happened earlier in the autumn. Unfortunately, this is definitely a case of selfish photographers trying to get too close and spoiling it for everyone else. We have Saltholme Guides manning the site each day, and with December light being the way it is, the best time to go down there is about 11am. If the birds are there, a Guide will have a bird in a telescope so everyone can see it. Please do not leave the surfaced paths and have consideration for the welfare of the birds and other visitors wanting to see them. Although Saltholme is closed Christmas Day, I will be in and on patrol ! A very merry Christmas to all responsible nature lovers.