Owl Predation?

[WannaBKeeper 0]

Just a thought, but has anyone any experiance of owls predating young poults?? What im really asking is would a healthy population of barn owls for example, have a detrimental effect on survival rates of wild broods through predation or would they benefit wild broods through predation on rats etc, i ask because i was considering erecting a number of owl boxes on land which holds wild partridge but would not do so if it was going to have a negative effect on recruitment into the population, any usefull replys would be greatly appreciated

[paulus 26]

Just a thought, but has anyone any experiance of owls predating young poults?? What im really asking is would a healthy population of barn owls for example, have a detrimental effect on survival rates of wild broods through predation or would they benefit wild broods through predation on rats etc, i ask because i was considering erecting a number of owl boxes on land which holds wild partridge but would not do so if it was going to have a negative effect on recruitment into the population, any usefull replys would be greatly appreciated

Tawny owls can be a nightmare with young poults, barn owls not much if any bother at all

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Just a thought, but has anyone any experiance of owls predating young poults?? What im really asking is would a healthy population of barn owls for example, have a detrimental effect on survival rates of wild broods through predation or would they benefit wild broods through predation on rats etc, i ask because i was considering erecting a number of owl boxes on land which holds wild partridge but would not do so if it was going to have a negative effect on recruitment into the population, any usefull replys would be greatly appreciated

tawny, little Owls fooking nuisances. But easerly sorted as the more experienced on here will tell you

[WannaBKeeper 0]

Cheers for the reply, i think a tawny or little owl would be a rarity in ireland unlike England, but barn owls are present but struggling in certain respects, id consider an eagle owl if someone could push one west ?plenty of buzzards here and ive been told they do not tolerate buzzards and even predate on them , thanks again

[killbilly 17]

No Tawny Owls in Ireland. Have a pair of Barn Owls here but they've never caused any problems.

[WannaBKeeper 0]

Cheers again, tawny owl recorded in co. Down last year, a first for ireland i think or maybe just a rare migrant or possibly an escapee, would love to do something for the barn owl however the boss is concerned about anything with talons,

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Barn owls wont touch poults bud. They hunt voles Rarely out during the day , i am amazed there are no tawny in ireland.

[WannaBKeeper 0]

Ireland is missing a few species that England has, tawny's, weasels, adders, to name a few, thanks again for the reply's

[CBdogsA1 420]

We have a nesting pair of barn owls here and the young are ringed every year. The guy who does this also takes their pellets away in February and September to analyse. The results from September 2013 found remains of mice, voles, moles, grass snakes, frogs, small birds and chicks.

 

Tawny's will kill poults but in my experiences with them it is usually under 7 weeks of age, older than that and they don't seem to bother them much. I would not trust them on a wild partridge shoot.

[bunny tickler 876]

when i was keepering tawnys was present but i wouldnt say a problem at all , barn owls was a pleasure to see and watch ,in any case in my opinion there is no need to worry about either bird , any damage is very limited & each needs to survive

[DIDO.1 22,609]

if you find a poult killed you will some times find the gizzard removed, tawnys will nip this off with a clean cut quite low down, other preditors will chew it off or bite it off higher up. I was shown that by an old keeper years ago at my first job......can any keepers confirm if iv remembered that right? ...or dreamt it

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Barn owls wont touch poults bud. They hunt voles Rarely out during the day , i am amazed there are no tawny in ireland.

Rarely out during the day |

The barn owl is the most diurnal owl we have in the summer .They are vole eaters its true but oportunists as well.Put up your boxes mate ,the age of hook beak bashing has long gone .

[gonetoearth 5,144]

 

Barn owls wont touch poults bud. They hunt voles Rarely out during the day , i am amazed there are no tawny in ireland.

Rarely out during the day |The barn owl is the most diurnal owl we have in the summer .They are vole eaters its true but oportunists as well.Put up your boxes mate ,the age of hook beak bashing has long gone .

 

Barn owls wont touch poults bud. They hunt voles Rarely out during the day , i am amazed there are no tawny in ireland.

Rarely out during the day |The barn owl is the most diurnal owl we have in the summer .They are vole eaters its true but oportunists as well.Put up your boxes mate ,the age of hook beak bashing has long gone .

. All depends on the food availible. Barn owls prefare dusk and onwards. Shotage of voles will tempt them out during late daylight mice vole frogs lizards , No one is saying they would not take thg odd small chick but then i forgot this is the hunting life were every post is dissected and analysed lol. Tyto alba. Is no threat to pheasant chicks Seen one take a lapwing chick , Many years ago , Think you will find the most diurnal owl is the short eared. All depend on you location and the The area you shoot is in as for hook bill bashing never have never will. Advocate the needless and illegal killing of any raptor.

[Lab 10,979]

Lol