BBC

NI Wildlife charity in bid to protect 'banshee' barn owl

A Northern Ireland wildlife charity has appealed for help in tracking down barn owls - amid fears that the population has dwindled and is at risk. The owl has been described as a banshee because of ...
BBC

Barn owl numbers on the rise in Northern Ireland

It's estimated there are fewer than 30 breeding pairs of barn owls left in Northern Ireland One of Northern Ireland's most vulnerable farmland birds saw a huge increase in the number of chicks and ...
Independent.ie

Cork’s barn owls on the rise thanks to nest boxes

BirdWatch Ireland's Dr Alan McCarthy ringing a barn owl chick in East Cork (taken under licence from NPWS). Photo: Peter McCarthy. Adult barn owl. The bird’s numbers are growing in Cork (taken under ...
RTE Online

Efforts under way to boost NI barn owl population

Efforts are being made in Northern Ireland to increase the barn owl population after decades of decline. Four barn owls were ringed in Co Antrim last night, following efforts to encourage them back to ...