Monday 30 August

I feel sorry for Pot Plant Owl today. We have builders grinding and cutting things, making a lot of dust and noise.

In addition, the branches that we tied up last night have fallen down sideways - straight into PPO's face. She's spent the day squinting through leaves - looking mildly irritated.

I put some more work into the 'hide' - securing the cardboard and filling up gaps. Now at least Pot Plant Owl can't see our bodies at all from the hide.

Pappa's very audible - hooting loudly from far away. I'd love to measure how big their territory is. From the hooting that becomnes louder as he approaches the nest, it appears that the territory stretches for hundreds of metres.

Haven't seen another egg - I think 3 is it.