Barn owls are one of the most widely distributed birds, being found on six continents. In Europe, they follow a general pattern: southern areas host pale owls and darker birds dominate in the north.

A Co Down farmer is celebrating after one of Northern Ireland’s rarest birds successfully bred on his land for the third year in a row. Barn owl numbers are down to fewer than 30 breeding pairs in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two owls at the Scottish Owl Centre have been captured getting into the Christmas spirit. Lofty the barn owl inspected festive ...

ONCE a common sight gliding over fields and country roads, the barn owl is in decline. Now a campaign has been launched in this region to halt the fall in numbers. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust says ...

Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

A pair of barn owls nesting at Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay Parish Church have found a safer home thanks to a new conservation initiative.

A new barn owl nesting box has been installed in a bid to support wildlife. The box has been installed by UK Power Networks at one of its electricity substations in East Suffolk, as part of efforts to ...

Barn owls have overcome a challenging summer to breed at a nest box installed at a nature reserve in Dorset. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) said the birds were first spotted at the ...