Four nest boxes were made by the children of Lochinver Wildlife Watch Group, supervised by the Ranger Service.
Barn owls have been seen in Assynt in recent years in various places but they have never been recorded breeding. The children decided to build these boxes to encourage them to breed. Unfortunately the winter of 2009/10 was quite severe and we do not know how the owls have coped.
They have been placed in trees at Inchnadamph, Ledbeg, Clashnessie and Drumbeg
single bird heard calling, Loch Nedd (Ian M. Evans) (07/04)
three birds on croft land near Loch Ruighean an Aitinn, Drumbeg (DAH) (07/04)
eight birds (3 male, 5 female) Loch Ruighean an Aitinn, Drumbeg (DAH) (06/04)
c70 birds heading north over Culkein Drumbeg (DAH) (05/04)
four birds at Clachtoll (AS) (04/04)
two pairs, Badnaban Bay (Dave Bird) (04/04)
three birds, Oldany estuary (DAH) (04/04)
three Great Northern and a single Red-throated Diver Loch Dhrombaig (DAH) (04/04)
