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As spring begins, bonded Barn Owl pairs will typically reunite and begin roosting together at their chosen nest site. Barn Owls are incredibly faithful to their nest site and so those already established pairs will likely return to the same place they nested previously, provided both birds survived the winter. The pair will typically perform courtship behaviours during this time to strengthen their bond, which can include mutual preening, beak fencing, and copulation. If the pair are successful then eggs will follow, sometimes in March, more often in April, but also in May or throughout the summer. Barn Owls are most sensitive to disturbance when they are just beginning to breed, so care must be taken around their nest sites. Recording a Barn Owl nest site on this survey provides incredibly valuable information that enables us to promote their conservation during a critical time.
Please report all Barn Owl nests, roost sites, and sightings (dead or alive), anywhere in the UK. Thanks.
- Step One – please check through the quick Owl Identification Guide - just to make sure the bird you saw really was a Barn Owl. Pellet identification and owl sounds included.
- Step Two – complete our one-page survey form.
- Step Three – create your own log-on to make your future reporting even quicker and view your submissions.