Bumper brood of barn owls celebrated in Crumlin
Barn owls nesting on privately-owned farmland, near Crumlin, have given birth to five chicks this year, the largest brood recorded here according to conservationists.
Barn owls nesting on privately-owned farmland, near Crumlin, have given birth to five chicks this year, the largest brood recorded here according to conservationists.
Conservationists are feeling hopeful after one of Northern Ireland’s most vulnerable farmland birds saw a bumper number of barn owl chicks and breeding pairs last year.
A pair of barn owls in Co Down have welcomed an extremely late winter brood – one of the latest recorded in Northern Ireland to date.
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Northern Ireland’s tiny barn owl population has been given a much-needed boost with the discovery of a new nest site in Co. Down.