A blog to share barn owl and other wildlife and general news about the Retreat and its environment.
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Our barn owls have now laid four eggs in our nest box
20. April 2025, Wildlife
The female barn owl steps aside for a stretch and reveals that she has laid a fourth egg. Is that it, or might there be more to come?
Barn owl egg number three was laid this afternoon
17. April 2025, Wildlife
We now have three eggs in the barn owl nest box.
There may yet be more to come, though the male owl is not doing a good job of bringing food to the female and that may inhibit further egg production.
In 2023 there were four eggs, and in 2020 there were six.
Our resident barn owl has laid a second egg in our nestbox
14. April 2025, Wildlife
A second egg has been laid by our resident barn owl.
There are likely to be more laid over the next few days - watch this space.
Our first barn owl egg of 2025 has been laid in our nestbox
12. April 2025, Wildlife
The first barn owl egg has been laid.
A typical clutch is 4-7 eggs. Look out for the next arrival over the next day or two…
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