A bit of a cheat as taken as Sussex Wildlife Centre, but we get loads around here. They are fully night owls and very easy to tell by the males classic twit-twoo. The female's noise is a kind of shriek, hence a common name "Shriek Owl"!

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) Family "Strigidae" (26/05/2007) A bit of a cheat as taken as Sussex Wildlife Centre, but we get loads around here. They are fully night owls and very easy to tell by the males classic twit-twoo. The female's noise is a kind of shriek, hence a common name "Shriek Owl"!