Barn owl  (Tyto alba)

Authentication

Information authenticated by the RSPB:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November 2002):
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
  3. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (November 2002):
    http://www.english-nature.org.uk/science/licensing/pdf/protected_species_part_i.pdf
  4. Balmer, D.E. Adams, S.Y. and Crick, H.Q.P. (2000) Report on Barn Owl Release Scheme: Monitoring Project Phase II. BTO Research Report No. 250.
    http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/resprog/findings/barnowls.pdf
  5. Gooders, J. (1982) Collins British Birds. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
  6. Lack, P. (1986) The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
  7. Walters, M. (1994) Eyewitness Handbooks: Birds Eggs. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  8. BTO- Breeding Birds of the Wider Countryside: Barn Owl. (November 2002):
    http://www.bto.org/birdtrends/
  9. Barn Owl Conservation Network (November 2002):
    http://www.bocn.org/default.asp
  10. RSPB (2003) The population status of birds in the UK:
    http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/5_20625.pdf
  11. RSPB (2003): Pers. comm.