Adult Long-eared Owl (Adrian Rooney).
With the cold spring, Long-eared Owls are breeding exceptionally late this year. There were calling chicks at one site near Newmarket, Co. Cork, by 14th March 2012, and more chicks quickly followed at other sites. However, despite careful checking over the past few weeks, only one nest of Long-eared Owl chicks has been heard so far. Hopefully they will start appearing at the nest sites soon.
Raptor monitoring and conservation in Duhallow is funded by IRD Duhallow through the Leader Programme 2007 - 2013.
