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(C) Dorset Wildlife Trust Lorton Meadows Barn Owls combined with (C) Len Pick Trust Barn Owl Project 2020 & 2021

WendyBartter
27/02/2020 14:01

Kate has a couple of pics to start us off!  Thanks for your pics Kate!

Still having a quiet cuddle ... just remembered bonus with this webcam is sound!

 

 2013 photos & vids here

eff37 on Flickr

  • 09/07/2020 11:16
    Sad news again but really thought both would be OK ...

    ***Sadly we have lost another chick.
    by lenpicktrust
    Sadly, yesterday evening the youngest chick died. Both youngsters looked well in the morning. On Tuesday night the oldest chick ate a vole. It took ten minutes to swallow it whole! We have now lost three of the four chicks born last month.

    The reason for this is down to a lack of prey. The weather conditions have often made hunting difficult. We knew it was poor vole year so the main target prey would have been mice. The female has already completed her moult and so it is unlikely she will lay again this year. All our hopes are now pinned on the surviving chick.

    Barn owls in Lincolnshire are having their worst year ever recorded with breeding success down 75%. These poor years happen occasionally but the population of adults remains stable from year to year giving us hope for a better breeding season in 2021***.

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 09/07/2020 16:18

    Sad but not really surprised,poor little un was appearing to struggle up against the larger sibling.

    and..

    The video is now offline and will be switched on again in January 2021

    ....

    Very Sad News

    lenpicktrust

    Our disastrous breeding season has ended with the death of the last surviving chick.
    We have had near constant drizzle for the past three days in the Bourne area and the adults have struggled to feed their young. When the grass is wet the parents birds get soaked every time they dive into it to catch a rodent. Barn owls don’t have waterproof feathers!
    So last night only one mouse was brought in.
    This is truly “nature red in tooth and claw!”
    The adults can now build up their strength for next year when we hope for better things.
    We wish all our viewers well over the coming months. Thirty nine countries have been represented this year. Stay safe and we hope to see you back at the end of January when the camera will be turned on again.

     

  • 09/07/2020 17:11
    Didn't expect it to end this early Kate!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 09/07/2020 17:15 in reply to WendyBartter

    Oh no, what extremely sad news...

  • 09/07/2020 19:31
    I didn't read the news properly Kate, completely missed the fact that last one perished, no wonder cams are off!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 09/07/2020 20:06
    Very sad news but many thanks to everyone for all of the posts and pics keeping the rest of us informed. Fingers crossed for a better season next year.

    Kind regards, Ann

  • 16/07/2020 20:05 in reply to Gardenbirder

    Hope I am on right thread...Lorton

     

  • 24/07/2020 08:11
    Saw this under web cam, and wondered if anyone looked at the different cam views?


    Martha Becker
    Hi -how are you all seeing then outside the box? are there other cameras? Thanks.
    Like · Reply · 3h

    Ruth Jeffcoate
    Hi there Martha. There are 3 cameras - if you check at the bottom of the webcam page you are given the option of View 1 (inside nest) or View 2 and View 3 (outside nest). Just click on the View box and it should take you outside.

     

  • 24/07/2020 08:48
    Can't see an option to view other cams Kate!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr