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
Two in this morning.
and then one????
NOPE!!! " I am scared so,was, trying to hide." CHOL:):)
Ist it cam angle ? but,looks as though scooped a load of base material from left to right
The male owlet was scooping out stuff from that top left corner the day before yesterday but couldn't get it recorded, made the floor look uneven!
One in at mo looking hot
Edit: Still there at 17.33
Alone with a vole, not really hungry, not sure if old, but wanders around, then left box, not sure what happened to the Prey.
Not sure if vole still there with our hot female
She's even hotter
Must have decided to cool off outside, empty box now!