The oldest barn owl chick is two weeks old today

3 June 2026

It is two weeks since our oldest chick hatched and the brood of four are thriving thanks to the good weather.

This week a short tailed vole was brought in by the male which is a really good sign as only field mice have been seen in the nest chamber so far.

Voles form most of the diet of barn owls in the UK and they have been scare in the East Midlands so far this year because of the late winter weather.

However, in these optimum conditions, they can soon increase their numbers very rapidly and it appears this will now happen in time for our growing family to benefit.