A blog to share barn owl and other wildlife and general news about the Retreat and its environment.
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All four barn owlets have all 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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2023 Barn owl nesting success - 4 eggs, 4 fledging
17. July 2023, Wildlife
2023 has been a successful year for our barn owls.
The pair settled into the box earlier in the year. Four eggs were laid, four eggs all hatched, and four owlets all grew and fledged. They are pictured here just after the youngest of them finally grew strong enough to fly up from the bottom of the deep nest box to get out of the entrance hole.
This success is despite the male seemingly not being a very diligent provider and rarely bringing prey for the young, with the burden of the feeding falling on the female.
