A lowland Raven

Out early this morning walking towards Beacon Hill. Walking down Whinney Lane past Lough house I thought I heard the 'cronk' of a Raven. At the bottom of the lane and looking over Heronsclose Burn over damp rough ground which has recently been planted up with trees I noticed a large black bird on a fence post. Through the binoculars it was clearly a Raven and it called a couple of times as it flew over the rough ground towards Gorfenletch. This is only my second lowland sighting of Raven the last being at Littlehoughton quarry a few years ago on my way back from Stewart's house at Howick. I have seen them a few miles from here at Rothley, Ewesley and Lordenshaw. I walked back by Benridge moor and took the footpath back by the pond at Lough house. The hedgerow here was full of Tree Sparrows and a single Marsh Tit. There was at least 20 Red legged partridges along the field edge. The Raven was solitary in behaviour ignoring the numerous flocks of Carrion crows, Rooks and Jackdaws feeding among Gulls in flooded fields nearby.
Later this afternoon we had a family walk around Druridge Bay Country Park. The sunshine brought out lots of dog walkers and I was rewarded with Woodcock flushed by dogs at Radcliffe plantation on the North side of the lake and a few seconds later a Long eared Owl flew out of the wood and flew briefly parallel with the trees before swiftly disappearing back into the wood. No camera with me today; the above pic was taken by my son with his i pad at DBCP