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
She'd just exited the box
She returned
Food drop!
Male out
She cached the prey
Chat shows pics of the female downing prey at 23:13 - I was away from my computer at that time - typical! lol
Goodnight
Morning,
Time for a yawn! More prey in the centre of the flooring?
Still 2 eggs
Having a stretch
I'm a bit late this evening!
Just caught a food drop
He headed out
Female tucking in
Edit: From chat, there's a 20:37 screenshot showing 3 eggs!
More prey delivered. She had already eaten the other one
He had exited the box
Finally managed to take a pic of the 3 eggs.
and now resting,looking so peaceful
within minutes, she is up and finds cache prey to eat.
I keep checking but have not seen the male deliver prey yet - no reports on chat about food drops either