A blog to share barn owl and other wildlife and general news about the Retreat and its environment.
Female kestrel perching on a snowy barn owl box
04. January 2026 - Wildlife
The kestrels don't migrate elsewhere for winter and are here all year round.
Unlike the barn owls who can hunt voles through a blanket of snow, kestrels can have difficulty finding food when it is snowy. They will sometimes attack barn owls in the air who are carrying prey, and sometimes they will succeed in stealing the food from the owl.
