Tawny Cam
Follow the nesting owls
Latest Blog
- No Owl Chicks This Year for Orly & Yarly.
8 May 2009 - The sad news is that this year there will be no owl chicks fledging from the box as Orly and Yarly have abandoned the nest. Orly was last seen in the box at 4.45am Friday, leaving behind the remaining? more >>
- What to do if you find a young Tawny Owl.
2 May 2009 - This time of year it's not uncommon to find young birds on the ground, most probably in close proximity to their nest.
Tawny owls have a habit of 'branching' out from the nest at a very young? more >>
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Latest News - 09 May 2009
The nest has been abandonded by the Tawny owls Orly & Yarly. The most likely reason is due to like of prey and Yarly not bringing enough food to the box whilst Orly incubated the eggs and chick once it hactched.
The blog will be updated soon with more details.
In 2008 a pair of kestrels used the box for breeding. The female laid 4 eggs, 3 of which succesfully fledged at the end of July. The site was called Kestrel Cam. This year, a pair Tawny owls have occupied the box so the site became Tawny Cam.
The first egg was laid on the 5th April, the second followed a couple of days later on the night of the 7th/8th April.
As a result of the Tawny owls using the box I have erected another nest box for the Kestrels about 75m away and they are already showing an interest in that box. I also put up a Little owl box in the vicinity should the Little owls choose to nest in the area.
You can follow all the latest news via the blog which will be updated on a regular basis with up-to-date information on progress and the current point in the breeding cycle. More frequent updates will be posted via Twitter.
First egg laid at 5.19am on 5th April
Second egg laid on the night of 7th/8th April