Tawny Owl
Resident & breeding bird to the reserve, often heard rather than seen.
18/05/61 - First heard
15/05/67 - Nest & young
1980 - 2 pairs recorded throughout the year
??/06/96 - Pair bred. 3 young seen near the reservoir, opposite 'Jim's Field'
??/12/96 - 2 birds roosting in Ivy clad tree at the north end of the reservoir, off the long board-walk
??/01/97 - Single bird still present, roosting in Ivy clad tree a the north end
02/01/98 - Single bird, roosting in favoured Ivy clad tree at the north end
??/09/99 - 4 birds seen (L.M)
29/10/00 - 1 bird seen
16/04/01 - 1 bird
11/11/01 - 1 bird heard
03/03/02 - 1 bird
05/05/02 - 1 bird
05/11/02 - 1 bird heard
03/09/03 - 1 bird heard
24/04/04 - 1 bird
23/05/04 - 1 bird seen
18/06/04 - 1 bird
25/11/05 - 2 birds
10/07/07 - 1 juvenile
25/06/08 - 1 bird flew across the reservoir while I was looking for bats (KGH)
11/11/09 - 2 birds
08/11/10 - Heard
13/11/11 - 1 bird
14/12/11 - 1 pair
18/08/12 - 1 heard
26/09/12 - 2 heard
05/11/12 - 1 heard
2013 - None reported
2014 - 1 heard in April, September and June
2015 - 1 heard on 08/02
2016 - 1 being mobbed at the north end by Blackbirds on 08/06
2017 - None reported
2018 - None reported
2019 - None reported
2020 - 2 calling late evenings through the second half of October and also heard on 08/11
2021 - None reported
2022 - None reported
2023 - Heard at south end at dusk on 11/12