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| Local lass |
now theres a firstits a little after 2am and i am curently listing to a owl what is very close.its the first time i have heard a owl in calne
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| Local lass |
there was acout 4 owls callingvto each othr it was nice to hear | ||
| Peter Dolman |
I have quite often heard them, I still (despite all the new housing) see a fox coming from the football ground direction going down Beaversbrook Lane.
At the golf club there are several owl boxes, at least 1 pair of Buzzards, far to many badgers, protected newts and rare orchids. It a common experience to see a barn owl out hunting, it a great experience just watching him/her at work. There is much fauna and flora with in 5 miles of Calne, you just need to know where to look. |
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| GTB |
The owls you heard would probably have been Tawny owls. The male and female owls call to each other.
Have a listen: click here. |
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| Local lass |
YES THATS WHAT THEY WERE .its the first time i have ever heard a owl in calne.it was nice. | ||
| Block67 |
lol they move around a fair bit, they have been around our neck of the town for weeks on and off.
As for the buzzards, we had 4 pairs catching the thermals above our house, and another 3 pairs nearby doing the same, which was nice to see. - they still havent taken any of my pigeons! i dunno, offer them a free lunch on a daily basis....fussy eaters lol |
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| GTB |
We lost a lot of pheasant poults to tawny owls this year. You have to be a bit imaginative with ways to discourage them from coming anywhere near to release pens. The old buzzards can be a nuisance as well. 
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| Block67 |
GTB
Where and how much are they???? -been looking for a pheasant or two for my aviary, my hen bird is on her own since the male died. |
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