Juvenile Barn Owl reaches the south coast

A juvenile barn owl ringed this summer as a chick near to Maidenhead was found dead 93km away at Lewes in East Sussex. This is the furthest travelled of any of the barn owl chicks we have ringed.

 

 

BBOG Report 2024

 The BBOG Report for 2024 is available by clicking on this link: BBOG Report 2024

2024 - a record Barn Owl nesting season

 

 

A final brood of Barn Owl chicks was ringed last week, bringing the 2024 nesting season to a close.

It has proved to be a record season for our project in many respects:

First-year female Barn Owl

- earliest start to egg laying : 15th March

- most nest attempts : 40

- highest number of chicks ringed : 108

- the most adult encounters for our BTO RAS project : 34

     [= 9 new individuals + 25 re-encounters]

- highest number of PIT tagged adults re-encountered : 21

All positive signs of a thriving local Barn Owl population.

A detailed annual report will follow in due course.

 

Lucky escape for a Barn Owl

 

This Barn Owl had become trapped in a wood-burning stove, having ventured down the chimney.

 

Luckily the alert owner was able to release it unharmed.