Possible Barn Owl, South New Brighton

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Possible Barn Owl, South New Brighton

Postby pfe92nz » Tue May 11, 2021 4:39 pm

Hi all,
I was talking to a bloke today who is adamant he saw a Barn Owl just after sunset a couple of days ago, behind the South New Brighton camping ground in the South New Brighton Domain.
Worth keeping an eye out for Christchurch birders.
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John Stewart (aka pfe92nz)
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Re: Possible Barn Owl, South New Brighton

Postby FraserGurney » Tue May 25, 2021 6:44 pm

Finally got round to following up on this today, no barn owl but did hear a little owl at dusk which could (at a stretch) have been mistaken for a barn owl.
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Re: Possible Barn Owl, South New Brighton

Postby pfe92nz » Mon May 31, 2021 2:56 pm

The bloke who told me he saw it had lived in Oz for 7-10 years and described it accurately. He knew there are Little Owls there too.
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