The single barn owl chick in the Len Pick owl tower continues to thrive against the odds.

9 August 2023

The surviving chick is seven weeks old today.

Soon it will disappear into the entrance tunnel for long periods but will return to the box at feeding time.

Things have improved a lot this week as the harvest is finally underway and mice are abundant.

In fact there has been surplus prey this past few days so the adult female has been able to take things a bit easier after a difficult time in July.

Young rats are common amongst the prey items. The lack of voles this year has meant the adult owls have had to look for other rodent species.

Surprisingly, the adult male has turned up again! He hasn’t been seen for a few weeks but now he pops into the box most nights, sometimes with prey, but mostly to bond with the female.