Who can forget this video of the BTO British Trust for Ornithology check on our barn owls last year! 🦉 This year we're using trail cameras to help monitor our barn owls and reduce disturbance. When boxes need to be approached, or physical checks carried out, we draft in licensed BTO experts. They use a specially built device - fitted with a camera - to block off the exit of the box so that they can monitor the birds inside, as well as check for eggs or chicks. Only licenced BTO experts are allo

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Discover key findings from the Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2024 – out now! ⬇️ 📌 First breeding record in 38 years for Little Tern! 🌊🐣 A pair attempted to breed on the Outer Ards Peninsula last year. This charismatic and dainty tern was last recorded breeding in Northern Ireland in 1986, making this a very exciting record! 📌 Black-headed Gull declines. Lower numbers of adult Black-headed Gulls on nests were recorded at several sites in 2024 across Northern Ireland. This is likely due to t

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The sound of the Manx Shearwater is certainly distinct. Legend has it that the call of this bird so scared Norse sailors, they thought the Scottish island of Rum was inhabited by trolls - hence the name of the island. #Autumnwatch BBC Springwatch | BTO British Trust for Ornithology