by barnowl1998 | May 1, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
A Moth trap on the 1st caught 32 individuals, 15 species, including a Fox Moth that laid eggs in the trap and a Black Burying Beetle. All the Moths were released after identification; Fox Moth, Great Prominent, Hebrew Character,Brindled Beauty, Muslin, Treble...
by barnowl1998 | Apr 1, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
On a Dawn Chorus Walk on the 1st April our 7 visitors saw Blackbird, Mandarin Duck, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Tawny Owl (before most people arrived), Herring Gull,Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Linnet, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Jay, Red Kite and Buzzard. They also heard Great...
by barnowl1998 | Mar 3, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
March arrived with beautiful blue skies and sunshine. However cold and frosty nights meant that shady areas stayed frozen until lunchtime. Primroses and Celandines were enjoying the sun in North Park and the Daffodils in the Orchard had begun flowering. A Sparrowhawk...
by barnowl1998 | Dec 9, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
On the 2nd December Josh and Harry started work on repairing the stream bed between the two ponds. They worked on it for three days and by the end of the week the stream was flowing beautifully, long may it continue. On the 3rd we had a dry day with unusually, a blue...
by barnowl1998 | Nov 5, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
The start of the month was mild, cloudy and overcast. The goats escaped from the Main Field and were collected from a neighbour on the 2nd, they were shut in Kiln Close whilst we tried to discover how they got out. There was a Barn Owl in the Kestrel provision...
