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
adult male on bird feeder in Badnaban garden (Dave Bird) (03/07)
single on lower slopes of Canisp (Gwen Richards). Photo Gallery - Moths (02/07)
single Common Tern and Sandwich Tern, Bay of Stoer (DAH) (02/07)
single in Stoer garden (Claire Belshaw) (02/07)
single animal, Bay of Stoer (DAH/Charlotte Newell) (02/07)
single juvenile bird, Clashnessie Bay (DAH) (02/07)
5+ juvenile birds from several broods being fed by parents, Bay of Culkein (DAH). Photo Gallery - Birds (02/07)
single female sunning herself on Little Assynt All-Abilities Path (DAH) (01/07)
