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A barn owl mum discovered at a Lincolnshire farm has been described as rare and incredible. Not only is the creature the oldest barn owl ever to have been recorded, the female was found successfully breeding a six-week-old chick.
The bird of prey has left experts amazed after she was discovered at Eastfield Farm in Hough. The incredible creature is 18-years-old - and experts are sure she’s the oldest barn owl ever recorded in Britain or Ireland.
The owl was ringed as a chick, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) have confirmed, she had a ring placed around her leg in Nottinghamshire back in 2007, allowing tracking of the bird.
4 Comments
sxan@midwest.social · 23 pts · 1y
18, and with a 6w/o chick!
anon6789@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
This article was written with proper excitement! Even the comments section was good.
She's one incredible owl!
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 1y
I hope she was found not just on a farm but in a barn.
sxan@midwest.social · 4 pts · 1y
Wherever she is, she's thriving.
They know how old she is because she was tagged as an owlet.