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The thread’s main topic is a live barn owl nest webcam from Somerset, including the local breeding pair’s egg-laying and hatching timeline and general project context. The poster explains that the pair set up the nest in October 2013, notes that the largest brood seen so far is nine eggs (with the world record being 14), and shares that the webcam nest box is one of 335 boxes being installed as part of a community project (with about 60 more needed in specific parishes). Overall sentiment is enthusiastic and informative, with additional details provided about likely first-time parents and ongoing monitoring without intervention.
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http://www.somersetwildlife.org/barn_owl_web_cam.html

The current pair set up nest in October 2013.
  • The largest brood of eggs we’ve seen is nine. The world record is 14.
  • The box is one of 335 being put up across Somerset to increase the numbers of breeding barn owls as part of the Somerset Community barn owl Project.
  • We still need to get about 60 nest boxes up and the list of parishes is here.
  • The box is situated on private land in east Somerset. We are watching the nest site but won’t be intervening.
  • We think this is a young pair - could be first time parents.
  • Our webcam bloggers have named the parents Boris and Brenda. The owlets have also been named by our bloggers.
  • 1st egg laid 22nd March, hatched 23rd April (Bard)
  • 2nd egg laid 26th March, hatched 26th April (Barnie)
  • 3rd egg laid 28th March, hatched 28th April (Beaky)
  • 4th egg laid 31st March, hatched 1 May (Bobbie)
  • 5th egg laid 2nd April, hatched 3 May (Beau)
  • 6th egg laid 5th April, hatched 5 May (Bellatrix)
  • 7th egg laid 7th April
  • Eggs usually hatch after 31 days (plus or minus one day either side).
 

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