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

PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge is leading the project to prevent the young birds from being affected by the installation of video cameras to monitor them

AI technology is being devised to monitor the sounds of barn owl chicks. Picture: James Manning/PA

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their nests.

PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge, at Bournemouth University, is leading the project to prevent the young birds from being affected by the installation of video cameras to monitor them.