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| Barn Owl brood of 5 chicks |
With 40 Barn Owl chicks ringed from 16 successful nests, overall productivity in 2023 was slightly above average for recent years.
Egg laying started in the second-half of April, later than in previous years, with the earlier nesting pairs struggling to raise only 1-2 chicks, and several nest attempts failing at the egg stage.
Those pairs that delayed nesting to June/July fared better with some raising broods of 4 and 5.
A further 7 pairs failed to make any nest attempt this year.