The species was included in the work coordinated by Steve Percival and published in BTO Research Report 57, and was the focus of a targeted national survey ‘Project Barn Owl’ carried out between 1994 ...

It has long, feathered legs and makes a loud, rasping hiss, rather than the familiar hoot of other owls. Barn owls get their name from their tendency to nest high in barns, grain silos, steeples or ...

Discovered in its daytime retreat, the Barn Owl bobs its head and weaves back and forth, peering at the intruder. At night it is often heard calling as it flies high over farmland or marshes. One of ...

Sizing your owl’s nest box To build an owl’s nest box, begin by choosing what size box you need ... For larger owls, like barn owls, the opening should be about seven inches square.

Look out for it over moorlands and saltmarshes. Short-eared owls mainly hunt during the daytime, flying low over moorland, grassland and saltmarshes where they feed on field voles and small birds.