Conservationists have hailed hope for the recovery of the species in Northern Ireland.
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A Co Down farmer is celebrating after one of Northern Ireland’s rarest birds successfully bred on his land for the third year in a row.
Barn owl numbers are down to fewer than 30 breeding pairs in the region.
Number of males at RSPB Abernethy rises to 30, after ‘huge amount of work’ by conservationists in Highlands forests
Conservationists find dunlin chicks thriving in boggy habitat created in collaboration with landowners
Young birds were closely monitored and protected from predators after six summers without fledging success
The species was wiped out in England in the 19th century after being seen as a threat to livestock
Three barn owl chicks rescued in Coimbatore after falling from nest, shifted to avian recuperation centre for care.
Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme
