Never say never!!!

In the previous blog we had made an assumption the fourth egg would not hatch as the chick was due on Saturday morning.
To our amazement the fourth chick was born at 11.45am on Sunday.
This is 76 hours after the third was born, most unusual in the realms of our knowledge of barn owl breeding.
We are learning so much from wildlife cameras and the Len Pick Trust live feed has really added to this knowledge.
The male is bringing lots of prey to the nest and the weather is fairly settled. However, the difference in age between the eldest and youngest chick is nearly seven days so we shall only get all four chicks to maturity if the weather stays kind to our owl family during the next two months.