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
Cached prey in the box this morning
Good news on the hatchings.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
cant see Eggs clearly,spiders web blocking, but certainly looks like prey ringed.
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Many thanks to you both!
Posts on chat say that #4 has hatched First one about it was put on there about 18:50. That ties in exactly with the incubation time of 31 days for the 4th egg
Male delivered prey at 21:30 (info/pics on chat). This must be it
Edit: There's a pic on chat taken at 22:16 which shows 6 eggs and 3 chicks - so no 4th hatch yet.
She's still covering them Doh! but seems to have prey cache in the top left corner,
13.24 ish still not very clear.
Is this 5 Eggs ??? and is that 4th hatch under left foot?
EDIT 13.50 Nope still think three....
17.20 egg out
Other half of hatched shell