A blog to share barn owl and other wildlife and general news about the Retreat and its environment.
Barn owls nuzzling - a courtship behaviour
17. January 2026, Wildlife
Generally over the winter it is the female barn owl who visits the box and may roost in it during daytime.
Here we see the male visiting too, and the pair displaying nuzzling, a courtship behaviour.
All four barn owlets have fledged successfully
02. August 2025, Wildlife
We had four eggs laid. All four hatched and all four owlets have grown and fledged successfully.
This morning there are no owlets roosting in the box. Last night one owlet was on the ledge but had to go hunting for itself as, for the first time, no parent brought any prey to feed it.
Over the last few days occupancy has been intermittent, and it is possible that one or even two of them may visit over the next few days, but soon they will be dispersing away from this area to find an unoccupied territory that they can make their own.
We have enjoyed seeing them all flying around the area, and perching on the ledge, between dusk and dawn for the last few weeks. Until next year…
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