Starting new thread in vain hope we see some action in this nest box! 2019 thread here ... https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/wildlife-on-the-web/200196/blue-house-farm-barn-owls-2019-c-essex-wildlife-trust/1234423#pifragment-4285=33
Copied over floor pattern from New Year's Day
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Unringed BO in the box now! Needless to say, it has eaten the prey.
End of part 1
Part 2
Preening
Scratch
Continuing to rest
My computer decided to shut itself down, missed the BO leaving sometime between 21:00-21:07
Back in at 21:19...calling! This is the male
Female in at 21:35. He left
Scraping the flooring
She appears to be going through a tail moult
21:39 She's now inviting him into the box
21:48 He came back - MATING! They both left the box afterwards
Seems likely he'd had his wicked way earlier then Sandra! Lol
So is it likely there'll be eggs or just bonding?
She pulled out a feather from her chest during her visit and, with a ruffled and non-defined top tail feather, it appears she is moulting to me. As for eggs, well I think it will be 'watch this space'! lol