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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Tawny Owl

 

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Tawny Owl

Trix aluco

Gaelic: Comhachag-dhonn, Cailleach-oidhche

 

• Tawny Owl
• Trix aluco
• Gaelic: Comhachag-dhonn, Cailleach-oidhche
• WI: Very rare visitor (five or less records) TBC

 

Tawny Owl records in the Western Isles

Very rare visitor (five or less records) TBC

A couple of records from Ness, Lewis dating back to 1979.

The chart below shows how abundant the Tawny Owl is during a month or when you are more likely to see it.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D

(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

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