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<p>A barn owl is the quietest of our owls. They do not hoot but may occasionally make a loud screech. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Birds of Ireland: Barn owl

Barn owls of all ages have a flat, white heart-shaped face and large, black eyes

<p>A barn owl’s right ear is positioned higher up on the head than the left one to help with locating sound sources. It can locate a mouse, or a rat, rustling through leaf-litter in the dead of night. Even in total darkness, this silent killer needs just two sound ‘fixes’ to pin-point a rodent’s location and strike it with unerring lethality. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Did other birds copy owls' state-of-the-art navigation system?

<p>A study by Birdwatch for Cork County Council shows that the barn owl population of the county at its greatest recorded level in 50 years. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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'Tis the season... for barn owl nest box maintenance

Cork barn owl population on the increase

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Cork barn owl population on the increase

Head-turning: Cork sees surge in barn owl numbers thanks to efforts of volunteers

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Head-turning: Cork sees surge in barn owl numbers thanks to efforts of volunteers

Public asked to help track a number of barn owls in Cork

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Public asked to help track a number of barn owls in Cork

The Beara rainforest: when healthy natural habitats are given a chance, 'the wild will return'

The Beara rainforest: when healthy natural habitats are given a chance, 'the wild will return'

In an age of collapsing biodiversity, restoring and expanding those that remain has never been more urgent

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

New nest box scheme: Barn owls 'pay their keep' by eating rodents

New nest box scheme: Barn owls 'pay their keep' by eating rodents

Farmers get payments for helping the barn owl — and may no longer need to use poison to control rats and mice on farms

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

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Donal Hickey: Have you heard a banshee wailing? It might have been a barn owl

The Irish name for the barn owl is ‘screachog reilige’ (graveyard screecher) and that explains why its nocturnal cry might unsettle folk

Mon, 14 Feb, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Save barn owls

Irish Examiner view: Save barn owls

At a time when the extinction of wildlife is accelerating, it is heartening to see that a group of volunteers has succeeded in reversing that trend, at least in one small pocket of the world.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2021