{"id":1381,"date":"2010-07-22T18:43:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T17:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2010-07-22T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T17:51:40","slug":"record-breeding-year-for-world-owl-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/2010\/07\/record-breeding-year-for-world-owl-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Record breeding year for World Owl Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010 is proving to be a record breaking breeding year for the World Owl Trust<\/a> at Muncaster Castle near Ravenglass in the Western Lake District, with 21 owl species raising more than 50 chicks.<\/p>\n

MacKinder\u2019s eagle owls, spectacled owls, white-faced owls, western screech owls, long-eared owls and European scops owls have all bred for the first time, and there have also been five long-eared owl chicks, five northern hawk owl chicks, four great grey owl chicks and four little owl chicks from the more experienced breeders.<\/p>\n

\"Spectacled<\/a>
Spectacled Owl at the World Owl Trust, Muncaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The World Owl Trust also hold a daily \u2018Meet the Birds\u2019 event at 2.30 pm each afternoon where members of the public can get up close to some of the adult birds and see them flying.<\/p>\n

Most of the owls only breed once a year but if they lay their first eggs early, some will raise chicks in the spring and then again in the summer. Two pairs of white-faced owls and a pair of ferruginous pygmy owls are already sitting on their second clutches of eggs so visitors can expect to see more new arrivals in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Most of the first-time breeders were young birds but the male MacKinder\u2019s eagle owl, now paired with a five year old female, is twenty-two years old.<\/p>\n

Andy Chafe from the World Owl Trust says;<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted 2010 has been such a successful year so far, which is testament to the effort we made in preparation for this breeding season.<\/p>\n

During the latter months of 2009, aviaries were renovated, disinfected and re-branched, new nest boxes were constructed and sited and owls were transferred to and from other centres to make up potential new breeding pairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The World Owl Trust is the world\u2019s premier owl conservation organisation and promotes scientific research, habitat creation and restoration and a UK national nest-box scheme, together with captive breeding programmes.<\/p>\n

For over 30 years, The Trust has worked unstintingly to ensure that endangered owls the world over survive far into this new millennium for future generations to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Help an owl<\/strong><\/p>\n

The World Owl Trust also operates a wildlife rehabilitation unit where injured birds in particular and other animals are received and cared for until they are well enough to return to the wild.<\/p>\n

The World Owl Centre at Muncaster Castle is home to over 100 owls from around 50 different species and sub-species, some of which are not commonly found in other collections. \u00a0They range from the biggest owl in the world – the European Eagle Owl – to the tiny Pygmy and Scops Owls.<\/p>\n

The World Owl Trust is a charity which relies for much of its work on public donations. \u00a0Owls can be adopted from as little as \u00a330 for a small owl, which will be enough to feed it for a whole year. Your name will be put on a plaque which will be on the owl\u2019s aviary and you will be sent an adoption certificate and a twice-yearly update on the owl\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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