Barn Owl
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rough grassland, farmland.
Diet: Voles.
Best time to spot: Silent dusk hunter.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK raptors and owls.
How rare is it?
The Barn Owl sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5. It is protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, so it is an offence to disturb it at or near the nest. We blur the location of every sighting of this species.
Recent UK sightings
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