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Barn Owls range over a much wider area in the winter months than they do during their breeding period. After their young disperse, parent birds no longer need to concentrate their activity around the nest site. As winter deepens the abundance of small mammals typically decreases, pushing the owls towards hunting further afield. As a result, their home range in winter is larger than during the breeding period, usually between 8 and 14 times larger! This affects the way nest and roost sites are used. Some nest sites are used for roosting all year, but many owls will now be using winter roosts sites elsewhere. So, there may be no owls roosting where they were nesting, and there may be owls roosting where they have never nested before.
Please report all Barn Owl nests, roost sites, and sightings (dead or alive), anywhere in the UK. Thanks.
- Step One – please check through the quick Owl Identification Guide - just to make sure the bird you saw really was a Barn Owl. Pellet identification and owl sounds included.
- Step Two – complete our one-page survey form.
- Step Three – create your own log-on to make your future reporting even quicker and view your submissions.