Category: Animals
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Fun facts about Common Buzzards!
Famous for their iconic broad wings soaring above, these stunning birds can soar thousands of feet above ground on a warm day. Buzzards are our most populous bird of prey in the UK, and are famous faces in a variety of different habitats. Wild adults can live an excess of thirty years! They’ve been known…
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Fun facts about Barn Owls!
Barn Owls are one of five native species of owl in the UK – but what more is there to know about this stunning species? Barn Owls predominantly hunt between dusk and dawn, slowly quartering fields in search of their favoured prey item – the short tailed field vole. These silent predators have notable facial…
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Bird of Prey Flying experience – ‘unforgettable’
One hour, one hawk, and you. Oh, and one of The Bird of Prey Project team guiding you through the unforgettable experience of flying a trained Harris Hawk through the open sky, and giving you an insight into the lives of these amazing birds in the wild. The Bird of Prey Project is a registered…
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Fun facts about Kestrels!
The Common Kestrel, or European Kestrel is one of our Amber listed species for conservation concern in the UK, and one of the species that The Project is working hard to protect, conserve and recover through some of our wildlife projects – you can read more about this work here. But – what is there…
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How do Owls hunt in the dark?
Owls have some pretty specialised features to get from A to B in almsot total darkness! Did you know that Barn Owls can successfully hunt in almost total darkness!? First things first, not all of our owls are strictly nocturnal. Some are actually quite happy being active during the day, in fact a third of…
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Can you keep Owls in the UK?
In the UK, it is legal to keep owls in private ownership. There is limited legal guidance in place for correct modern welfare standards, and unforuntately very little resource to hold anyone responsible for poor welfare. Is it ok to keep an Owl as a pet? Owls require a complex, advanced level of expertise to…
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What is the UKs biggest bird of prey?
Last week we were so excited to be joined by the UKs LARGEST species of raptor – the White Tailed Sea Eagle! With a wingspan up to 2 and a half metres and a weight up to 5kg, these birds look like a flying barn door in the air! With about 150 pairs estimated accross…
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What is the worlds largest Owl?
Biggest Owl in the world? Well scientists can’t quite settle on one answer, so it comes down to two different species. First is the Blakiston’s Fish Owl, native to the colder regions of South East Asia, the species is sadly in low number and dependent on conservation strategies in the wild. But much closer to…
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Birdwatching in Bath this summer!
We have a few peaks of sunshine in July and it is one of the brightest times of the year to explore wild spaces in the local area. With long days and nature buzzing with life all around, there are plenty of raptors that you may be able to spot up in the sky! By…
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What is British Bird of Prey Day?
British Bird of Prey Day is all about inspirig a love for our native raptors and British Birds and wildlife with as many individuals, groups and communities as possible. We are bringing wildlife groups and charities together under one roof for an unforgettable day with native species flying displays, headline guest speakers, stall holders, expert…