Steenuil ~ Little Owl ~ on Beleef de Lente

[Geert]

Thank you for the good news, Geert

Is it an new pair of little owl`s in Ww? I saw no rings.

You are welcome, Jujani.
Both owls are banded, But i will try to verify.

[Geert]

Winterswijk and Dongen both:
Every day is one owl in the nestbox. In the evening they depart in the night

[Jujani]

In Dongen is the first egg

[Jujani]

A lot has happened in Holland with the little owls.
Dongen
The female has already laid the first egg in March and many days later the second egg. It looked as if she was in great pain. Suddenly 1 egg had disappeared. She had eaten it. She hatched the other egg, but there was no chick. Later, the egg stuck to the breast plumage. She took it out. She kept breeding for 10 days without eggs. Then she was "normal" again for a few days, there were pairings and loot gifts from the male. Then came the little miracle, an egg, two eggs and three eggs. Now she is brooding again. Normally, small owls have only 1 brood. I hope everything will be fine now.

Winterswijk

Everything is okay. There are 4 healthier cheerful chicks, hatched on 11 and 12 May.
Not many mice, but many insects

[Fleur]

new season 2019

https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/steenuil

[Biker]

thanks, Fleur
one of my favourites

[Biker]

March 24th

https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/bosuil

3:25
the tawny owl with a huge amount mice


https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/steenuil

3:55





14:55

[Biker]

March 26th

18:57

[Geert]

Survey 2019 of the "Steenuil" bij BeleefDeLente
Three eggs 31-03, 02-04, 05-04. Two hatched 30-03, Two out the box 03 and 04-06.
Cams were open 19 feb - 29 sept 2019

https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefd ... enuil-2019

[sova]

Survey 2019 of the "Steenuil" bij BeleefDeLente
Three eggs 31-03, 02-04, 05-04. Two hatched 30-03, Two out the box 03 and 04-06.
Cams were open 19 feb - 29 sept 2019

https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefd ... enuil-2019

Geert .... Thanks for the info
I really enjoyed her videos. And again, there was a lot to see and experience with the * little owls *.
I'm looking forward to the next season. Many thanks to you and your colleagues. I also like to read your blogs ... there is so much informative.

[Geert]

Beleefdelente Little owl 2020: 3 eggs, 3 young owls fly away. Survey of the season:
https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefd ... cht-deel-1
https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefd ... cht-deel-2

Beleefdelente Little owl 2021: 3 eggs, no hatch. Research eggs: three embryos. Why is unknown. Survey of rhe season:
https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefd ... soverzicht

Beleefdente Little Owl will now move to another location. Not because of the failure in 2021, but because the owners of the location are moving and the new owners do not want to have cameras on their property.

[Biker]

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Vogelbescherming Nederland - Little Owl cam
https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/steenuil

Inside2 - two Little owls sleeping in the nestbox

[Geert]

So the camera moved to a new location in 2022. In Lichtenvoorde, about 10 kilometers to the west and close to the location from 2007-2013.
In 2022, the little owls left the nest box and started breeding in an adjacent barn. That breeding failed because the location was unsuitable.
In 2023, the little owls did come to the nest box. There were 4 eggs and 4 chicks flew out. It was striking that the male little owl was almost female-like caring for the chicks.
Link to the 2023 annual overview:
https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefd ... enuil-2023

[Geert]

In 2024 there were new Little owls in the nest box in Lichtenvoorde. This is certainly because the owls were unringed this year, unlike last year.
Link to the project: https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/steenuil

The little owl laid 5 eggs in 2024, 1 egg did not hatch, a chick died after 3 days and a chick died after 30 days, two chichs fledged and could still be seen via the webcam at the end of July.
This year I made an overview in English also: