"Packed with well-researched information and drawing on over two decades of first-hand experience, the Barn Owl Trust's book looks set to become the definitive reference for those with an interest in Barn Owls, their ecology and conservation. Like the Trust, this book is upbeat and practical...
Related to barn owl:tawny owl barn owl n. A predatory nocturnal bird(Tyto alba)having a white, heart-shaped face, buff-brown upper plumage, and pale underparts, often nesting in barns and other buildings. Also calledmonkey-faced owl. ...
These subjects are well covered, but so too are conservation, parasites, predators, physiology, morphology, daily life, sexual behaviour, reproduction, parental care and demography. Compared to other Barn Owl books I own, this one is more towards the academic end of the scale, but I was ...
Here, Ian Johnson discusses some of the reasons for the decline of the species nationally, as well as some of the conservation measures that have been taken at a local level by the Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust. The article is based on a talk he gave to the BVNA ...
e trust has launched a new website (barnowls.ywt.org.uk) where bird spotters can report when and where they see a barn owl using a simple mapping tool. Keep a lookout for barn owls Despite the rather off-putting title, Barmy Barney Barn Owl has a strong conservation message which deser...
In this study, we analysed the occurrence, nesting, and ringing data spanning 39 years for the Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba) population in Zala County. Data on Barn Owl surveys originate from 166 out of the total of 258 settlements in the county. During the examined period, nesting was rec...
barn owl- mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control Tyto alba bird of Minerva,bird of night,owl,hooter- nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes ...
to their breeding distribution (Bunn et al. 1982; Shawyer 1987, 1998; Taylor 1994); this understanding influences both conservation recommendations (e.g. Askew 2006, Ramsden & Twiggs 2009) and survey methodologies (e.g. Ramsden 1998, Toms et al. 2001, Shawyer 2011, Barn Owl Trust 2012). ...
National Barn Owl Conservation Project - 2006Boldogh, Sándor
000 in the 1930s.Hawk and Owl Trust Director of Conservation and Research, Colin Shawyer, said, ``When I was monitoring nest boxes this year over half the pairs that I found with second broods had moved from their first nest box into the nearby box to lay the new eggs.``Our recent ...