22nd September

The three chicks are still returning to the nest box, but are likely to move away over the next week or so.  the eldest chick is 11 weeks old tomorrow, and just shows how long Barn Owls take to fledge.

 

 

16th September update

The chicks are now 9 weeks old and look like adult Barn Owls.  They currently spend most of the time in the entrance to the box, out of view of the camera.  However wild windy conditions today persuaded them to go to the back of the box - there's no point waiting for their parents to come back with food in daytime with strong winds.  The weather forecast for this week is certainly not very good for owls and we can only hope that enough food will be brought back fro these to survive.  Just up the road from this box is another box where the eggs are hatching and this moring there were five tiny chicks and one egg........these will be very lucky to survive as they will not fledge until end of November.