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Salt; Dunno if it's the focus? But, that second feather shot, with the wire in the background? Isn't that 'material' on the lower end? If so, that suggests this feather wasn't just moulted.

Either way, it's obviously a primary feather. And, unless you have tiny little hands? It looks rather too big for a tawney owls primary. Quite possibly as mundane as a hen pheasant.

Further; While the scat looks atypical? Putting what little you've given us together. And taking it you really are in the south west? I'll dare to put my head above the parapet and venture adding my old friend the pine marten into the mix ?

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1 hour ago, Ken's Deputy said:

Salt; Dunno if it's the focus? But, that second feather shot, with the wire in the background? Isn't that 'material' on the lower end? If so, that suggests this feather wasn't just moulted.

Either way, it's obviously a primary feather. And, unless you have tiny little hands? It looks rather too big for a tawney owls primary. Quite possibly as mundane as a hen pheasant.

Further; While the scat looks atypical? Putting what little you've given us together. And taking it you really are in the south west? I'll dare to put my head above the parapet and venture adding my old friend the pine marten into the mix ?

That's a really good shout mate, I thought the feather looked like a pheasants... but if sonethings dragged a pheasant into the space you'd expect more feathers lying around?

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There are a bunch of feathers all mixed in with rock wool. Yes there was a bone attached to the feather that you mention Ken. Something could well have had a pheasant I'm working on maristow estate which during shooting season holds around 100,000 birds! And yes on dartmoor south west 

 

Couple more photos as you can see not a big space that it was in they are 6inch timbers 

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