Barn Owls in Gorseinon

This young Barn Owl had fallen from the nest at the Valeo factory in Gorseinon and after an unsuccessful attempt to return it, was taken to the Gower Bird Hospital. The nest site is only 1.1km from our home, yet in 16 years we've only once recorded Barn Owl in the garden.

Gower Bird Hospital rehab case...

One of the many Lesser Black-backed Gulls (typically abandoned chicks) hand-reared and rehabilitated by the Gower Bird Hospital http://www.gowerbirdhospital.org.uk/ and released into Swansea Bay. This bird was seen and photographed on the Spanish side of the border between Spain and Portugal today by Dutch birder Daan Vrauwdeunt. (Photo below taken by Daan)