Chicks are 10 and 12 days old

The chicks at site 2 are doing well.
Three of the four eggs hatched.
The important dates are .....

egg 1 laid 10-05-12
egg 2 laid 14-05-12
egg 3 laid 17-05-12
egg 4 laid 20-05-12

chick 1 hatched 12-06-12
chick 2 hatched 14-06-12
chick 3 hatched 14-06-12

The egg laying and chick hatching show interesting/unusual variations in this nest box.

First egg

Great news from Vic. The female Barn Owl has laid her first egg on Sunday morning 8th April.

The new season is here again

Vic has reported plenty of activity in the nest box during March and there are high hopes of eggs in the early part of April.
The birds have both been present in the nest box and mating has taken place on several occasions.
Predictions from many Barn Owl experts seem to indicate that the voles are at the bottom of their four year cycle and they will crash in early summer. This would indicate a poor breeding season in the UK.