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Tawny owl and kestrel using a security light as a perch

13. February 2026, Wildlife

Female kestrel perched on security light
Tawny owl using a security light as a perch

We have noticed a lot of droppings below some of our motion-sensitive PIR floodlights. This light has a camera just above it and we often get sight of what is perching there.

Often it is a kestrel, choosing which light to roost on overnight depending the direction of the wind and rain. On another occasion we caught a tawny owl perching there.

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