Link to 2021 thread
Live stream: https://www.essexwt.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/barn-owl
As with the 2020 season, barn owls did not use the box for breeding in 2021, will this year be different?
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In answer to that question, yes!
9 eggs laid: Incubation period is 30-31 days
Hatches:
1st chick - 21.5.21 2nd chick - 23.5.22 3rd chick - 24.5.22 4th chick - 26.5.22 5th chick - 29.5.22 6th chick - 2.6.22 7th chick - ??? 8th chick - 5.6.22
There's been another food drop
Only three again but one has a stretchy vole which it is tearing apart
Edit: Just seen four but three are hiding the fourth in corner
Thanks both, that was our first scary few hours,
all four in this morning and tiny showing how tall it really is CHOL:):)
Morning Kate,
Good to see them all present and correct!
Your guess as good as mine.
Saw four a little while back