Chicks doing well

There are three surviving chicks and they all look very healthy.
Last night Vic saw the adults bring in four feeds in the space of 10 to 15 minutes.

Short Video - 26th September 2011

Barn Owls - 26th Sept 2011. Live images at http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/owlcam.html

Short Video - 23rd Sept 2011

A short video taken on the 23rd Sept 2011 at approx. 1130am.

Short Video - 21st Sept 2011

Short video showing the mother and chick's on the 21st Sept 2011

Pole box photo

This is the view that Vic and Pauline have from their kitchen window. Wow !
The chicks are growing fast and two of the four have been swallowing small mammal prey whole. The female is still actively hunting at night but spends the daytime in the box. The male only visits with prey.

Short Video - 14t September 2011

Short Video - 14t September 2011, showing that the chick's are growing quickly.....

Short Video - 13th September 2011

13th September 2011

All alone - 12th September 2011

The five chicks and one egg are alone in the box tonight whilst the female is out hunting.
It is unusual for the hen bird to leave chicks at this tender age but the weather conditions have forced her to help the male with the hunting. Barn Owls need to hear their prey rustling in the grass and on windy nights they struggle to hunt successfully.
The female has been out for the past four nights. On a cold night the youngsters would struggle to maintain warmth but fortunately the nights have been mild and Mum is soon back to brood them. The remaining egg won't hatch now and will eventually disappear.

Doing well - 9th September 2011

The eldest chick is now two weeks old. It is warm in the box today and so there is no need for the female to brood it.
Five chicks have hatched and a further egg can be seen occasionally.



A short length of video taken on the 9thSept 2011 showing the female bird preening.

Short Video - 6th September 2011

Video taken on the 6th September 2011, showing the adult female, at least one chick and at least one unhatched egg.

The female bird incubating - 4th September 2011.

New Barn Owl WebCam

Thanks to Vic Atkinson, a Lincs Bird Club member who is based on the edge of Horncastle, we have access to another Barn Owl box.

Live images can be found at http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/owlcam.html.

The birds were sat on seven eggs, with 4 hatching over the last few days.

We will be blogging regular update at http://lincsbarnowls.blogspot.com/
Andrew