We apologise for the large gap in our blog, to much work & not enough time spent on the computer.
During the beginning of January & also during the December's cold winter spell we all encountered, life at the Barn Owl Centre was very tough indeed, the birds were protected from the winter weather so not much was going on in the way of exercising them. Keeping them fed up & warm was paramount & we are pleased to say that all our birds got through the winter spell extremely well including the older birds in our care.
The new aviaries have been on hold also, which seems like ages!! We are very please the winter spell seems over & with this, work will be re-starting during the week commencing the 17th January. We still have one delay as we are awaiting the delivery of the timber wall cladding, this needs to be fixed to the walls before we can put the roofs on, the cladding should be arriving in the next few days, fingers crossed.
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| Work at the Centre is to resume commencing 17th January 2011 |
Whilst waiting to re-start the new aviaries, we did manage to get out in the countryside to help wild Barn Owls. Between the 11th & 15th January we managed to position 7 Barn Owl Manors & 3 of our standard Owl Boxes, the Owl Manor as you can see is a unique designed which has been proudly designed by Vincent Jones, who is one of the charity's directors.
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| Owl Manor Information Flyer - Click to enlarge |
Barn Owl Manor Images below.
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| This Owl Manor was fitted out with 2 cameras, one internal & one external, the system is powered by solar panel with the added bonus of wireless technology & a recording device, this will enable the landowner to monitor & record any action without having to leave the vehicle which can be parked up to 30 metres away from the Owl Manor. |
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| This Owl Manor was positioned without the use of a camera system, this can be added later as & when funds are available. Note the size of the Manor & how spacious it looks for Barn Owls. The person in the image is one of our conservation team, James Homer. |
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| This Owl Manor was positioned at Billow Farm, Simon who owns the farm is a good friend of the Barn Owl Centre, by working with him we can support all the hard work he is putting in to support nesting Barn Owls. |
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| Here is a completed Owl Manor positioned on an estate in the heart of Wiltshire. Its location borders the edge of a young tree plantation. For easy monitoring, this can take place from the main house. In time we would like to link up a camera system to the house, this will enable viewing of any activity inside the Manor. |
More updates to follow covering everything from the birds at the Centre, our activities & most important further updates showing the completing stages of our new aviaries.
