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
A tiny is a 'casualty'... mum is feeding the owlets :(
Apologies for the snaps.
Clearly the discarded/broken down egg
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
I've no idea, Kate. One thing I remember very clearly that has stuck in my mind, was from Matt (at BOT) asking me in an email, after I'd contacted him about something that had occurred one evening in the Cornish BO box, if I had any photographic evidence, I replied no. He told me that evidence was key and he couldn't use the info I'd given him for the 'Nestcam Diary' without it. I feel it's the same here.
Mum moved off the bundle just now & I saw five ... three quite substantial back views & two a bit smaller but standing up nibbling at each other's beaks! Was so busy counting I forgot to snap them! Lol
Lol, Wendy! We need an egg count now to see what's what :)