Six eggs give hope for Barn Owl recovery project
A clutch of six barn owl eggs have been laid in North Yorkshire. Their numbers have been in decline and each bird is seen as vital to population recovery.
Six eggs give new hope to barn owl recovery
A clutch of six eggs has been laid by a pair of barn owls in North Yorkshire.
They are now being carefully monitored via video link by a barn owl conservationist in Thixendale.
According to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust these birds of prey could disappear from the county altogether if the current rate of decline continues.
The first egg is not expected to hatch until May Day. But populations of barn owls across North Yorkshire are so low that each potential new bird is vital to their recovery.
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