13 Feb - after scrutinizing the bushes south of Splatt Bridge, I spotted the wintering Long-eared Owl tucked up against the trunk of a Hawthorn, motionless and with its head obscured by branches - amazing bark-like camouflage on its back, with paler streaked underparts (lower photo, copywright Graham Watson). A Gloucestershire tick! A Water Rail called but there was no sign of the Bittern. Later, the Great Grey Shrike (upper photo, copyright Richard Tyler) was still at the Cirencester setaside, from the layby opposite Tesco's.
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