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<p>Short-eared owls are about 36-40cm long with a wing span of 98-104cm</p>

outdoors

Birds of Ireland: Short-eared owl

Short-eared owls have stiff wingbeats and glide. They are often seen hunting in broad daylight and are regularly seen on the ground

<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>

outdoors

Birds of Ireland: Barn owl

<p>Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) hunting at twilight</p>

outdoors

Autumn Equinox and nocturnal animals

Barn Owl in Somerset

world

AI tool created to monitor barn owl chicks without disturbing nesting sites

Long Eared Owl

outdoors

Anja Murray: The sounds of long-eared owls

Wildlife agency reveals plan to kill 450,000 owls to safeguard another species

world

Wildlife agency reveals plan to kill 450,000 owls to safeguard another species

Farmer celebrates after rare barn owls return to his land to raise brood

Farmer celebrates after rare barn owls return to his land to raise brood

A farmer is celebrating after a pair of barn owls returned to his land to raise their brood.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2024

Christmas came early for Co Down nature conservators with late brood of owls

Christmas came early for Co Down nature conservators with late brood of owls

Christmas came early for a group of conservationists in Co Down thanks to an extremely late winter brood of barn owls.

Tue, 09 Jan, 2024

Urgent need to get a grip on toxic habit of using poisons

Urgent need to get a grip on toxic habit of using poisons

A farmer who has stopped using rodenticide discovered his farm actually has fewer rats — the owls are doing a better job of controlling rodents than the rat poison

Wed, 01 Mar, 2023

Owl-shaped plaques may have been created by Copper Age children as toys – study

Owl-shaped plaques may have been created by Copper Age children as toys – study

Children may have created ancient owl-shaped slate engraved plaques, dating from around 5,000 years, as toys – putting them top of the wish list, according to a new study.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Donal Hickey: House 'shares' with jackdaws, bats and owls

Donal Hickey: House 'shares' with jackdaws, bats and owls

We can still make space for nature even as we retro-fit to save energy and tackle climate change — nest boxes generally work very well

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Draw With Don Conroy is back next Wednesday

Draw With Don Conroy is back next Wednesday

The classic Den segment is back to raise awareness of barn owl numbers in Ireland — pencils at the ready!

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021

VIDEO: Look whooo's at the door

VIDEO: Look whooo's at the door

Hello Mr Owl!

Fri, 03 Apr, 2015