Owls In Midlands?

JustRoss23

Hey guys in in my 23 years i have never seen an owl:o.. i love all things wildlife just wondering what the best time of the evening would be to see them?and is there anywhere that has reports of sightings:D is there any area they prefer over others as in marshy land or tillage?..thanks for takeing your time tor read this or even reply .from an avid nature watcher and beginner photogropher
Ross:D

dodderangler

If you know a hunter that lamps foxes you'll see an owl
Don't know why but anytime I've been lampin 9 times out of 10 id see an owl

snowstreams

dodderangler wrote: »

If you know a hunter that lamps foxes you'll see an owl
Don't know why but anytime I've been lampin 9 times out of 10 id see an owl

What species of owls do you see when lamping? Are the owls attracted to the lights or do they just happen to fly by?

dodderangler

I honestly couldn't tell ya why they fly over the light
Maybe seeing things clearer even though their eyesight is spot on anyway
Think the long eared owl is the one that see more often once or twice seen a barn owl

cuddlycavies

They're rare enough and very hard to find. At this time of year, a walk around the Bull island will probably put up a diurnal short eared owl or two but finding nocturnal ones is like the proverbial needle.

meathstevie

dodderangler wrote: »

If you know a hunter that lamps foxes you'll see an owl
Don't know why but anytime I've been lampin 9 times out of 10 id see an owl

Handsqueeling seems to attract them more than anything else. Last few times I've been out lamping I've called in at least one...

dodderangler

meathstevie wrote: »

Handsqueeling seems to attract them more than anything else. Last few times I've been out lamping I've called in at least one...

Noticed that myself
And was usually a long ear that'd come in
They are big enough to take rabbits so in the field squeelin I'm assumin the owl arena rabbit down the field and thought it was dying