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Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
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Status: Resident
Scots Names: Wood Owl, Brown Owl, Hoolet, Cataface, Oolit
Size: 37-43cm
Length
Habitat: Woodland, Parkland with mature
trees. Often mobbed by thrushes, robins, wrens
etc when roosting high in a tree, close to the trunk.
Breeding: Prefers mature broadleaf trees
Call Note: Distinctive & familiar drawn out hooting
and shrill repeated 'kewick'. During courtship and when the territorial instincts
increase, there can be a wide range of weird & wonderful bubbling noises,
especially if responding to human owl calls! The
young have a distinctive 'pspee-p' call and they often respond to the hoot call
during the day and their call can be heard from a fair distance.
Food: Mainly voles, mice and insects
Status: GREEN