Hi everyone
I wonder if you can help. I am lucky enough to have a tawny owl nesting in my owl box and my neighbour was saying that he has put up screech owl boxes. I am not familiar with screech owls and having looked on the RSPB site they only list Barn, Little, Long Eared and Tawny. Does anyone have any info on screech owls and if they are resident in the UK? My neighbour says they like decaying branches of trees which have hollowed out to nest in.
Thanks a lot
Thanks. I cant say it is Tawny Owls for 100 percent. but I think it’s likely. Exspeacially since you do have Tawny Owls calling. there are a few occasions where certain factors can affect a bird call sometimes. But Not allways. With the familiar call that Tawny Owls make. The twit a woo is actualy two tawny owls calling. Male and female. . Most people usually hear both twit and twoo. But sometimes it might just be or mainly be whoo which can be done quietly. There was one bit near the end in the recording that I thought sounded like a gust of wind blowing. But there was a bird calling that sounded like a dove that isn’t aswell. I think gust and bird call could of made it sound like the Screech owl But there might of also of been other factors at the time. But theres all sorts of things not just gusts of wind that can affect how a bird call sounds aswell sometimes. Also Thanks for sending the recording its very helpful and if you manage to get some even better recordings that will defanatly help Even more. . Thanks for sending the recording of the call. When and if you do manage to get a better recording you can also make a post and add the recording. Just press the button at the top right screen that has a X and then click on A category like identify this for example and click on the square that looks like a photo and click on the picture that looks like a photo. . Or on the wildlife question forum you just click X button or button that says new or add in the corner and then you can add a video or audio
Pete
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