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Late barn owl brood in County Down causes surprise and shock

Four barn owl chicks fledged in December were some of the latest ever recorded in NI, a charity says.

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Barn owls in Down defy the odds with surprise winter brood

A pair of barn owls has surprised and shocked conservationists in Co. Down with the arrival of an extremely late winter brood of four chicks.

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For wintering waterbirds it s death by a thousand cuts – The Irish Times

Birdwatch Ireland data shows in the 1990s 1.5m migratory wintering waterbirds were observed; today it has slumped to just 750,000

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Nature Trail: Greylag Geese have long been domesticated

It is believed that the Greylag Goose, a large, bulky, grey goose, was one of the first animals that our early ancestors domesticated. Ever since, the goose has been deeply engrained in human culture, history and folklore.

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Barn owl numbers on the rise in Northern Ireland

There were six times the number of barn owls born in 2022 than in 2021, according to Ulster Wildlife.

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