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Latest revision as of 17:26, 27 February 2023
Key Facts about Barn Owls (Tyto alba)
- What they eat
- Mice, voles, shrews and some larger mammals and small birds
- Size
- Length: 33-39cm
- Wingspan: 80-95cm
- Weight: 250-350g
- Population
- UK breeding: 4,000-14,000 pairs
- Europe: 110-220,000 pairs
What a Barn Owl Sounds Like
The audio clip below is one owl in the box squawking and another owl flying up to the box and then circling, screeching. The clonk is the first owl landing on the perch on the box.
Barn Owl Breeding Facts
- Nesting period
- March to August
- Nest material
- Owl pellets (poo)
- Nest site
- Natural and man-made cavities, such as trees, cliffs, barns, buildings and nest boxes
- Number of eggs
- 4 to 6
- Number of broods (sets of young bird siblings, hatched at the same time by the same parents
- 2
- Incubation period
- 29 – 34 days - female sits on the eggs
- Fledgling period
- 50 - 55 days after hatching