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A view inside the Barn Owl nest box in late May, five chicks with the size difference between the oldest and youngest very much apparent. The box also contained quite a cache of dead rodents.
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Three weeks later and three of the five chicks have survived, all have now been fitted with BTO rings, to track their life histories.
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Only their mothers could love them!
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This is the first confirmed breeding for Barn Owls at Buckton, thanks to landowner Chris and a suitably placed nestbox!
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