West Penwith is home to some very fluffy and photogenic barn owlets, said the National Trust Barn owlets in part of Cornwall had a particularly strong breeding season this year, with 21 owlets ...

Barn owls, in particular, are on another level. Known for their pale heart-shaped face and shrill calls, these fascinating ...

Cornwall’s barn owls are bouncing back with a record 21 chicks fledging in West Penwith this year alone, thanks to a quiet ...

National Trust rangers, working alongside the West Cornwall Ringing Group, have recorded 21 barn owl chicks fledging in 2025 — a significant achievement given that populations have declined elsewhere ...

In 2006 there were more than 650 young barns owls that had been born as a direct result of the Broxton Barn Owl group's work.

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their nests. PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge, at Bournemouth ...

If ever there were a competition to rank sibling relationships in the animal kingdom, barn owls would be close to the top. That’s because elder barn owlets will sometimes give away their meal to their ...

A Co Down farmer is celebrating after one of Northern Ireland’s rarest birds successfully bred on his land for the third year in a row. Barn owl numbers are down to fewer than 30 breeding pairs in the ...