The Barmoor Area is home to as many as 5 species of owl.
Short Eared Owl above and below © Laurie Campbell
(Yellowish brown; strongly streaked; marshes)
to the call of the Short-eared owl, with calls and wing-clapping
(then reduce window to continue to browse)
(Typical call, a high sneezing bark, kee-aw, Song a repeated deep "boo-boo-boo, usually during circling display flight; wing clapping also occurs.)
Above, Long-eared Owl © Laurie Campbell
Slender; mottled rusty-brown; erects long "ears" when alarmed.
to the Long-eared owl call, featuring wing clapping, male song, mating calls and female nest call.
(Typical call a low, sighing oo-oo-oo", much more moaning than the cry of the tawny;
several yelping and wailing notes and wing clapping also occur.)
Tawny Owl
(Typical Tawny Owl Calls are described as A shrill ke-wick" ; Song, a deep musical "hoo-hoo-hoo" followed at an interval by a long, tremulous "oo-oo-oo-oo"
to the call of the Tawny Owl male territorial song.
to the Tawny Owl's song to mate.
The Barn Owl above and below © Laurie Campbell(Heart-shaped face or round "monkey" face; no breast streaks, dark eyes.)
Barn 
© Laurie Campbell
to the Barn Owl : territorial 'song' and bill-clicking
(Typical call a long, wild shriek. Hissing, snoring and yapping notes also occur)
Bird sounds are copyright and by kind permission of Geoff Sample, professional sound recordist who specialises in ornithology and who produced the Collins book and CD of Bird Song. Geoff lives in Wooler Click here for his "Wildsong" website.
