Sorry Mike, that's a definate no can do I'm afraid. The fact that they're on private farmland and that they are a schedule 1 breeding species negates us from releasing the location of these sites. The birds come first and unfortunately such lengths of their protection are entirely called for I'm afraid.
Of course other Barn Owls appear on this forum from time to time and are away from breeding sites. These remain all observers best option to encounter the species in the county.
are you prepared to disclose the info? i understand if not. Its just that both my dad and I are well acustomed to the likes of the coutryside, deer stalking, fishing, etc. it would be great if you could PM me to tell me where they are!
Mike, one of the reasons these birds do so well is that their locations are rightly secret to all but a very small handful of birders involved with the project and are on private property.
I didnt know there were any Barn Owls in the area. Please let me know where they are as I would love to see them and my dad would love to get pictures for his website
A sweep of some of our Barn Owl boxes today found 16 young in 7 boxes, 11 of which were large enough to ring. Another box had eggs only, and one box had failed completely after young were seen earlier in the month. A better than expected result given the cold winter.
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Lightshaw hall Flash is sacrosanct - NO paths please!
