Tawny Box 2021

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Yew View updates October 2021

I felt it was about time I gave a Yew View update! At this time of year, lots is going on to get cameras and nest sites ready for next...

Nyx update from Yew View!

It seems some time ago now that our beautiful owlet, Nyx, left the nest box at Yew View. Pretty quickly, a stock dove thought it would be...

The final week in the Tawny Box; Nyx faces the outside world!

For many of us, watching the live cameras from the Yew View tawny box has become a daily obsession. It is difficult not to get 'attached'...

Growing Fast and Eating More!

If you have been watching the live tawny cam over the last few weeks, you will have also been amazed at the incredible growth rate of...

Eyes open and large meals! Nyx the Tawny Owlet's 2nd week.

After asking for suggestions of names for our tawny owlet, I was flooded with loads of amazing suggestions. DJ (the owner of Yew View)...

Our Owlet's first week at Yew View

I can't believe a week has passed and our owlet is now just over a week old. Sadly, the other egg did not hatch, so we just have a single...

Our first owlet, Squirrel dramas & Daylight Snack Drop-offs!

When I visited Yew View yesterday, I was hoping that one of the eggs would hatch, as we had reached the 30 day incubation period. An...

Worms, Wren... and Stock Dove... a Tawny diet

Aluco has spent another week incubating in the nest box. We are just over half way through the incubation period. She leaves the nest box...

Tawny Eggs and Live Streaming

The last few weeks have been pretty exciting regarding Strix and Aluco, our Yew View tawny pair. On the Feb 20th, Aluco laid her first...

We have a Tawny Egg!

When I went to Yew View this week, it was clear from the footage I lifted, that Strix and Aluco, our tawny owls, were ramping things up...

Regular Tawny Visits as we Move into February

Things are definitely looking promising on the Tawny front at Yew View. The female (Aluco) is now staying in the box during the day,...

Tawny Box 2021... looking forward to another breeding year

I am really hoping that the Yew View tawny box goes according to plan this year! This pair have bred here for the last four years,...