GIVE A HOOT: HOW TO SPOT BARN OWLS

CHOOSE A DAY WITH STILL, CALM WEATHER – BARN OWLS HATE STRONG WINDS AND RAIN, SO YOU’LL BE IN WITH A BETTER CHANCE.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE TIME – IN WINTER, MALE BARN OWLS EXTEND THEIR NOCTURNAL HUNTING INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TO CATCH MORE FOOD.

HEAD TO ROUGH GRASSLAND, LOWLAND FIELDS OR HEDGEROWS, ALL OF WHICH ARE BETTER FOR BARN OWLS TO HUNT. ROAD VERGES ARE ALSO A FAVOURITE – IF RISKY – HUNTING GROUND FOR THESE BIRDS.

IF ALL ELSE FAILS, NORTH YORKSHIRE ARTIST AND NATURALIST ROBERT FULLER HAS A BARN OWL LIVE CAM. VISIT YOUTUBE.COM/C/ROBERTEFULLER.