The Barn Owl season has kicked off to an incredible start, with early breeding birds found in many boxes and brood sizes large. There has even been evidence of a little cached food, suggesting that prey is sufficient, if not abundant.
Of the boxes I check, average brood size is currently standing at 4.5 and it'll be interesting to see if that changes. Several 5s and 6s and even two broods of 7 have now been ringed by the group and that was all by the end of May!
Pete
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| A brood of 7 Barn Owls in the Vale of Belvoir. |
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