Fact File
BARN OWL -Tyto alba

Did you know?

• Barn owls are distinctive and much loved countryside birds that have suffered declines over the past 50 years
• Declines in the UK population have been mainly due to changes in agriculture but also due to a loss of traditional nest sites
• On Wirral the barn owl population is now recovering.
• Barn owls eat mice, voles and shrews that they can detect using sound alone.