Photo from film by John Chester
As 2014 comes to an end Staffordshire Barn Owl Group can report that this year has seen a big improvement on last year. Barn owls in Staffordshire have been breeding throughout the year with late clutches and second broods.
The photo here is of five young barn owls fledging from a nest box in Staffordshire as late as November.
This year the group has recorded 38 pairs of barn owls with over 110 chicks fledging. This is due to the mild spring and late autumn and a good supply of small mammals such as field voles which make up a large part of the barn owl's diet.
Listen out for BOAG over Christmas and New Year on BBC Stoke Radio as they visit a barn owl nest box at Coombes Valley.
The photo here is of five young barn owls fledging from a nest box in Staffordshire as late as November.
This year the group has recorded 38 pairs of barn owls with over 110 chicks fledging. This is due to the mild spring and late autumn and a good supply of small mammals such as field voles which make up a large part of the barn owl's diet.
Listen out for BOAG over Christmas and New Year on BBC Stoke Radio as they visit a barn owl nest box at Coombes Valley.