I've rounded up my secondary school goers to show them this and instructed them to make me owl nest boxes for my christmas present! I am fortunate enough to live in the country side and there are a number of empty hay sheds and abandoned buildings which would provide excellent locations for boxes. However, we live near enough to a national secondary road and I've heard these are not great locations for encouraging owls to occupy nest boxes. I have seen barn owls in flight so they are in the area.
Fantastic Gwen, that is a good way to put them to work and hopefully result in some nice Christmas presents for you....and the owls! It sounds like you already have some suitable locations in mind but let us know if we can help with anything along the way. In terms of the distance to the road, secondary roads present far less of a problem and the risk of vehicle collision is much lower on secondary roads compared to motorways and dual carriageways, so I think given that you have suitable locations for the nest boxes and that you have seen Barn Owls in the area (and you have some helpers to build the boxes) then it sounds like a great idea, best of luck with it and get in touch at any stage if we can help.
Thanks RFD Hunter! Plans for making Barn Owl nest boxes can be found here: birdwatchcork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/How-To-Make-a-Barn-Owl-Nest-Box.pdf For more specific information relating to the Barn Owl Nest Box Action within the ACRES scheme, please visit here: assets.gov.ie/231433/c17c98a1-d360-4372-be85-e714ae8a1ffe.pdf
I have a tree in my front yard about 4m tall, is it not good enough, e.g. too close to human residence or too short the tree, to put on a house for Owls ?
Hi Jax E, we use several different types of cameras in and on nests to monitor breeding pairs, most of the nest footage used in this video is from a Reolink camera, I hope this helps
Hi Dee K, drainage holes are not required for interior nest boxes, however for exterior nest boxes we do drill four 8mm holes in the floor of the nest box.
Excellent presentation 👏 👌 Thanks
Very interesting video.
I have a,suitable area and have seen owls , but only trees to put up on , how do I get them
I've rounded up my secondary school goers to show them this and instructed them to make me owl nest boxes for my christmas present! I am fortunate enough to live in the country side and there are a number of empty hay sheds and abandoned buildings which would provide excellent locations for boxes. However, we live near enough to a national secondary road and I've heard these are not great locations for encouraging owls to occupy nest boxes. I have seen barn owls in flight so they are in the area.
Fantastic Gwen, that is a good way to put them to work and hopefully result in some nice Christmas presents for you....and the owls! It sounds like you already have some suitable locations in mind but let us know if we can help with anything along the way. In terms of the distance to the road, secondary roads present far less of a problem and the risk of vehicle collision is much lower on secondary roads compared to motorways and dual carriageways, so I think given that you have suitable locations for the nest boxes and that you have seen Barn Owls in the area (and you have some helpers to build the boxes) then it sounds like a great idea, best of luck with it and get in touch at any stage if we can help.
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Great video! Any plans available for the nest boxes?
Thanks RFD Hunter! Plans for making Barn Owl nest boxes can be found here:
birdwatchcork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/How-To-Make-a-Barn-Owl-Nest-Box.pdf
For more specific information relating to the Barn Owl Nest Box Action within the ACRES scheme, please visit here:
assets.gov.ie/231433/c17c98a1-d360-4372-be85-e714ae8a1ffe.pdf
@@BirdWatchIreland Excellent thanks 😊
Great video😁
Thank you David, much appreciated
I have a tree in my front yard about 4m tall, is it not good enough, e.g. too close to human residence or too short the tree, to put on a house for Owls ?
What cameras do you use in the boxes?
Hi Jax E, we use several different types of cameras in and on nests to monitor breeding pairs, most of the nest footage used in this video is from a Reolink camera, I hope this helps
How do I know what kind of ol's I have near me
No ventilation holes ot floor drainage?
Hi Dee K, drainage holes are not required for interior nest boxes, however for exterior nest boxes we do drill four 8mm holes in the floor of the nest box.