Barn Owl Support Suffolk
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A Suffolk Bird Group initiative to preserve and build on the success of the Suffolk Community Barn Owl Project. Advice on installing, repairing, and maintaining Barn Owl boxes. Support for Barn Owl rescue.
Second box up today for the Biodiversity in Melton project! At this rate the owls will need a waiting list. Huge thanks to Melton for working with us — fingers crossed for a very successful season and some feathery new tenants soon 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Second box up today for the Biodiversity in Melton project! At this rate the owls will need a waiting list. Huge thanks to Melton for working with us — fingers crossed for a very successful season and some feathery new tenants soon 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Thought it was just one noisy owl on camera 🎥 — then two more burst out behind it! Box mayhem caught by one of our brilliant hosts. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thought it was just one noisy owl on camera 🎥 — then two more burst out behind it! Box mayhem caught by one of our brilliant hosts. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Helpful farmer providing a lift-up for a barn owl box install — if only all our setups came with bonus levels this easy! 🦉🎮💪 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Helpful farmer providing a lift-up for a barn owl box install — if only all our setups came with bonus levels this easy! 🦉🎮💪 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Three more beauties ready for action! 🦉 Handcrafted by one of our brilliant volunteers — these owl boxes are all set to head out and become des-res homes for some very lucky barn owls. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Three more beauties ready for action! 🦉 Handcrafted by one of our brilliant volunteers — these owl boxes are all set to head out and become des-res homes for some very lucky barn owls. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
A grand day out at the Mansion House in Ipswich for Discovery Day! BOSS was there with the other brilliant Suffolk Bird Group projects — and the barn owl pellet dissections stole the show! Curious young minds, tweezers at the ready, and plenty of “ewws” and “wows”! 🦉🔍 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A grand day out at the Mansion House in Ipswich for Discovery Day! BOSS was there with the other brilliant Suffolk Bird Group projects — and the barn owl pellet dissections stole the show! Curious young minds, tweezers at the ready, and plenty of “ewws” and “wows”! 🦉🔍 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Full steam ahead! We’re busy getting owl boxes up before winter sets in — giving our feathery friends plenty of time to find their new homes well before next year’s breeding season. Ladders out, tools at the ready, and spirits sky-high! 🦉 🍁 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Full steam ahead! We’re busy getting owl boxes up before winter sets in — giving our feathery friends plenty of time to find their new homes well before next year’s breeding season. Ladders out, tools at the ready, and spirits sky-high! 🦉 🍁 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
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Return of the Osprey - Dr Tim Mackrill from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation. A talk at Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, IP12 4AU on Thurs 16 October at 7.30 pm, organised jointly by Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Woodbridge Wildlife Group & Suffolk Bird Group #Suffolkbirds
October 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Return of the Osprey - Dr Tim Mackrill from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation. A talk at Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, IP12 4AU on Thurs 16 October at 7.30 pm, organised jointly by Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Woodbridge Wildlife Group & Suffolk Bird Group #Suffolkbirds
Who says we’re just about Barn Owls? Sometimes a Tawny needs a hand (or a ladder). One cosy box, safely relocated and ready for occupancy! 🦉🔧 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Who says we’re just about Barn Owls? Sometimes a Tawny needs a hand (or a ladder). One cosy box, safely relocated and ready for occupancy! 🦉🔧 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
A fun afternoon in primary school: owls got new names—Tawny was crowned the Invisible Owl, LEO became the Bunny Owl 🐰🦉. After much debate (and giggles), the final poll crowned the Barn Owl as the kids’ favourite. Democracy in action, feathered edition!
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A fun afternoon in primary school: owls got new names—Tawny was crowned the Invisible Owl, LEO became the Bunny Owl 🐰🦉. After much debate (and giggles), the final poll crowned the Barn Owl as the kids’ favourite. Democracy in action, feathered edition!
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Thanks to one of our brilliant Barn Owl people for this gem — adult owl checking out its old nest box. ✨Young have flown, house is empty, and it looks like they’re moving back in for the winter. ❄️ A true case of ‘returning to the nest’ 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thanks to one of our brilliant Barn Owl people for this gem — adult owl checking out its old nest box. ✨Young have flown, house is empty, and it looks like they’re moving back in for the winter. ❄️ A true case of ‘returning to the nest’ 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
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TWO SHORT TALKS: Birding South Africa & Barn Owl Support Suffolk. Speakers: Katya Bathgate & Sally Nelson. Thursday, 25 September 19:30 Venue: Hintlesham Community Hall, Timperleys, Hintlesham, Ipswich, IP8 3PS
Admission charge: £3. Non-members most welcome. Full-time students free. #SuffolkBirding
Admission charge: £3. Non-members most welcome. Full-time students free. #SuffolkBirding
September 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
TWO SHORT TALKS: Birding South Africa & Barn Owl Support Suffolk. Speakers: Katya Bathgate & Sally Nelson. Thursday, 25 September 19:30 Venue: Hintlesham Community Hall, Timperleys, Hintlesham, Ipswich, IP8 3PS
Admission charge: £3. Non-members most welcome. Full-time students free. #SuffolkBirding
Admission charge: £3. Non-members most welcome. Full-time students free. #SuffolkBirding
We teamed up with the other Suffolk Bird Group projects at Uni of Suffolk’s Freshers Wildlife Fair – Barn Owls, Swifts, House Martins & Peregrine Falcons all under one roof! Great to meet so many new faces & the next generation of bird people. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @sosswifts.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We teamed up with the other Suffolk Bird Group projects at Uni of Suffolk’s Freshers Wildlife Fair – Barn Owls, Swifts, House Martins & Peregrine Falcons all under one roof! Great to meet so many new faces & the next generation of bird people. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @sosswifts.bsky.social
Back from holiday, straight into DIY for the locals: first Barn Owl box is up today after the break 🦉✨ Just the tiny matter of the Very Long List still waiting — this project keeps us busy! @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Back from holiday, straight into DIY for the locals: first Barn Owl box is up today after the break 🦉✨ Just the tiny matter of the Very Long List still waiting — this project keeps us busy! @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
🦉 Good news — in the next few weeks we’ll be swooping into a couple of primary schools to chat all things Barn Owls! Feathers, pellets & a bit of owl magic coming to the classroom… wish us luck with the small humans! ✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🦉 Good news — in the next few weeks we’ll be swooping into a couple of primary schools to chat all things Barn Owls! Feathers, pellets & a bit of owl magic coming to the classroom… wish us luck with the small humans! ✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Six shiny new barn owl boxes are flying the nest today, off to their new homes thanks to our brilliant band of volunteers. Not sure if the owls requested ensuite facilities, but we’ve done our best! 🦉🏡 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Six shiny new barn owl boxes are flying the nest today, off to their new homes thanks to our brilliant band of volunteers. Not sure if the owls requested ensuite facilities, but we’ve done our best! 🦉🏡 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Busy morning crafting the ultimate Spin the Wheel of Barn Owl Facts for upcoming events and school visits. Will the kids learn a fun owl fact… or be forever haunted by the phrase “a group of owls is called a parliament”? 🎯🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Busy morning crafting the ultimate Spin the Wheel of Barn Owl Facts for upcoming events and school visits. Will the kids learn a fun owl fact… or be forever haunted by the phrase “a group of owls is called a parliament”? 🎯🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
We are at Blaxhall Fete this after if you are in the vicinity pop by and say hello 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We are at Blaxhall Fete this after if you are in the vicinity pop by and say hello 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
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"Radio-tracking of 19 juvenile Barn Owls in England revealed different spatial patterns for males and females, that tree branches were frequent roost sites, and that altitudinal distribution changed after owls acquired home ranges."
(Ruiz et al, 2022)
Full paper:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
(Ruiz et al, 2022)
Full paper:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"Radio-tracking of 19 juvenile Barn Owls in England revealed different spatial patterns for males and females, that tree branches were frequent roost sites, and that altitudinal distribution changed after owls acquired home ranges."
(Ruiz et al, 2022)
Full paper:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
(Ruiz et al, 2022)
Full paper:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It’s International Owl Awareness Day – the one day a year it’s normal to be obsessed with owls 🦉 So here’s to the silent gliders, pellet producers, and expert glare-givers keeping things wise and watchful since forever. 🦉@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s International Owl Awareness Day – the one day a year it’s normal to be obsessed with owls 🦉 So here’s to the silent gliders, pellet producers, and expert glare-givers keeping things wise and watchful since forever. 🦉@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
We are down at ‘Wonderful World’ at Melton church this afternoon. 🌱 Drop in and say hi if you are passing 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We are down at ‘Wonderful World’ at Melton church this afternoon. 🌱 Drop in and say hi if you are passing 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
In what’s turning out to be one of the toughest years for Barn Owls in a long time, it’s truly heartwarming to receive footage like this from one of our monitored boxes—a small but shining reminder of hope and resilience in the wild 🦉@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
In what’s turning out to be one of the toughest years for Barn Owls in a long time, it’s truly heartwarming to receive footage like this from one of our monitored boxes—a small but shining reminder of hope and resilience in the wild 🦉@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
We are delighted that UKPN have chosen to install a Barn Owl box on one of their sites. It’s a fantastic location with excellent surrounding habitat 🌱 and we’re really hopeful that Barn Owls will take up residence in the future. 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We are delighted that UKPN have chosen to install a Barn Owl box on one of their sites. It’s a fantastic location with excellent surrounding habitat 🌱 and we’re really hopeful that Barn Owls will take up residence in the future. 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Just beat the rain! 🌧️🛠️ Nest box up, tools down, and not a soggy screw in sight. Now we wait for the feathered tenants to move in! 🦉@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Just beat the rain! 🌧️🛠️ Nest box up, tools down, and not a soggy screw in sight. Now we wait for the feathered tenants to move in! 🦉@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
If you’re in Bury St Edmunds next Wednesday lunchtime, flap over to the library! We’ll be hooting about our Barn Owl project and sharing cool Owl facts. Whooo could resist? 🦉📚 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you’re in Bury St Edmunds next Wednesday lunchtime, flap over to the library! We’ll be hooting about our Barn Owl project and sharing cool Owl facts. Whooo could resist? 🦉📚 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Flying the flag for Swifts today at The Suffolk Show! Come find us in the Suffolk Wildlife Trust Wildlife Zone — we’d love to see you! 🌱 @sosswifts.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Flying the flag for Swifts today at The Suffolk Show! Come find us in the Suffolk Wildlife Trust Wildlife Zone — we’d love to see you! 🌱 @sosswifts.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social