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Peak District Retreat Blog: Wildlife and general news about the Retreat and its environment

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More barn owl box visitors - swallows, magpie, stock dove

11. May 2025 - Wildlife

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The barn owl nest box continues to attract attention from other birds, even though it is permanently inhabited by a barn owl sitting on four eggs (first hatching due tomorrow).

Here we had a bit of a face-off between a magpie and a stock dove. Then later two swallows showed interest, with one perching on the entrance hole to peer in.

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