How many species of owl have you seen (2 Viewers)

[ovenbird43]

4 from earlier this year, taking me to 37 (+ the mystery "San Isidro" Owl, and + heard-only Foothill Screech-Owl):

Band-bellied Owl (Wildsumaco, Ecuador)
Rufescent Screech-Owl (Wildsumaco, Ecuador)
Black-and-white Owl (Chiapas, Mexico)
Central American Pygmy-Owl (Chiapas, Mexico)

 

[Brian2]

All UK: Little, Tawny, Barn, Short and Long Eared, Snowy and let me throw in the Ashford Eagle Owl too . B

 

[Rob Hutchinson]

Added these two beauties on Taliabu;

Taliabu Masked Owl
Sula Scops Owl

Brings my total to 145 now although I don't think Clements includes Sula Scops yet although IOC do. That's 131 Clements owls now then so not far off Alan and Pete now! Expecting a bit of a boost when the Philippine Ninox make there way on.

Rob

 

[punkskaphil]

Tawny Owl (UK)
Barn Owl (UK)
Little Owl (UK)
Short-eared Owl (UK)
Long-eared Owl (Serbia)
Great Grey Owl (Sweden)
Ural Owl (Sweden)
Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Sweden)
Tengmalm's Owl (Sweden)

Eurasian Scops Owl (heard only - Serbia)

 

[Rob Hutchinson]

Owl number 146, Sri Lanka Bay Owl in Kerala, a welcome grip back after dipping in Sri Lanka!

 

[wolfbirder]

Barn Owl - uk
Little Owl -uk
Tawny Owl - uk
Short-eared Owl - uk
Long-eared Owl - uk
Snowy Owl - uk
Scop's Owl - uk
Eurasian Eagle Owl - uk

Great Horned Owl - Canada

Great Grey Owl - Finland
Hawk Owl - Finland
Ural Owl - Finland
Tengmalm's Owl - Finland
Pygmy Owl - Finland

Brown Fish Owl - Turkey

15 !

 

[GreatHorn14]

Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

all in southwest Michigan

 

[Jacana]

2 more since I've been in Sweden:

Northern Hawk-Owl
Great Grey Owl

Takes me to 16

Heard Ural and Tengmalm's too but they don't count yet!

 

[DanC.Licks]

One.
Had a family of Long Eared (Osio otus) just next to our house a number of years back. What a treat watching the five owlets grow and learn to fly.

 

[Marmot]

Just came across this thread late yesterday and I was very impressed.

Only 3 for me though...Little Owl, Barn Owl and Short eared Owl.

Can I just ask if you do have some photos of the rare Owls that we do not have in Opus, quite a few that have been mentioned over the life of this thread would it be possible to put a photo of it as well. I have found 2 brand new Opus Birds thanks to Rob with his Sri Lanka Bay Owl and Koepcke's Screech Owl by antshrike69. The photos are appreciated and you do get full credit for them in Opus.

Rob if you do have any photos of the first four that you mention in #379 we do not have any photos of those.

 

[Chosun Juan]

Hmmm, it seems after glossing over this thread many times - I've never posted!

So here goes:
Powerful Owl (juvenile), but have heard many majestically calling throughout the mountains
Masked Owl (unfortunately dead - hit by a car)
Barking Owl (sadly not barking, let alone 'screaming')
Southern Boobook Owl (including one tangled up with fishing line in a tree - gladly a full recovery upon rescue)
Barn Owl (sadly crawled under the car in the carport to escape the near dozen Noisy Miners mobbing it - and died - suspect poisoning, or starvation)
Tawny Frogmouth Owl (2x nests, 5 youngun's fledged - too many (3) became early roadkill)
Australian Owlet-Nightjar (included 'cause they're silent gliders too & just so darn cute!)

Sorry for the gruesome toll! it's not just hollow and natural prey loss, from clearing old growth woodland /forest along riparian corridors and alluvial flats that takes its toll - just merely day to day efforts to survive ..... :-C


Chosun :gh:

 

[lazza]

a feeble effort for me, but worth posting as it gives me something to laugh at in future years...

UK
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Short-eared Owl

rest of Europe
Tawny Owl (in the middle of Vienna!)

rest of the world
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Samburu Nature Reserve, Kenya)

Went looking for a great grey owl that had been spotted not far from Stockholm on a recent trip to Sweden for work, but didn't manage to find it (and sadly my conscience got the better of me so went off to catch up on work!)

Slight modification to my earlier list - no new species sadly (having had another failed attempt to track down a missing species in Scandinavia - this time Hawk Owls near Oslo)....

But, Tawny Owl is now on my UK list also, having had one glide right over me in the middle of Cambridge recently.

So:

UK
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Short-eared Owl
Tawny Owl

rest of Europe
Tawny Owl (in the middle of Vienna!)
Little Owl (Costa Blanca)

rest of the world
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Samburu Nature Reserve, Kenya)

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Add Little Owl and Eurasian Scops-owl.

Up to 38.

Now up to 46. Just got back from a trip to Laos and Cambodia. Added 8 owl species!

Collared Scops-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Spotted Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Brown Hawk-Owl

Hell of a trip. B

 

[KenM]

My world list of Owls adds up to 10....does anyone give a Hoot?

 

[Jacana]

17 now, added Eurasian Pygmy Owl today

 

[Mysticete]

Added two Ninox while in Australia and New Zealand

Powerful Owl
Morepork

Bringing my owl list up to 2 Tytonidae and 19 Strigidae

 

[Rob Hutchinson]

Yes I have good photos of the Comoros species, I'll find them out and post here for you to add.

Japanese Scops Owl in Okinawa my #147 in May.

Rob

Just came across this thread late yesterday and I was very impressed.

Only 3 for me though...Little Owl, Barn Owl and Short eared Owl.

Can I just ask if you do have some photos of the rare Owls that we do not have in Opus, quite a few that have been mentioned over the life of this thread would it be possible to put a photo of it as well. I have found 2 brand new Opus Birds thanks to Rob with his Sri Lanka Bay Owl and Koepcke's Screech Owl by antshrike69. The photos are appreciated and you do get full credit for them in Opus.

Rob if you do have any photos of the first four that you mention in #379 we do not have any photos of those.

 

[timsg80]

15 for me:
Western Barn Owl
African Scops Owl
Eurasian Scops Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Tawny Owl
African Wood Owl
Crested Owl
Pear-spotted Owlet
Costa Rican Pygmy Owl
African Barred Owlet
Little Owl
Southern Boobook
Short-eared Owl
Marsh Owl

 

[Marmot]

Yes I have good photos of the Comoros species, I'll find them out and post here for you to add.

Japanese Scops Owl in Okinawa my #147 in May.

Rob

You are a star, I look forward to seeing them.

Rob although off subject have you checked your thread about the camera lens, looks like a few interested people. If you need it to be amended ie sold just get in touch and I will get it done

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Now up to 46. Just got back from a trip to Laos and Cambodia. Added 8 owl species!

Collared Scops-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Spotted Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Brown Hawk-Owl

Hell of a trip. B

Now up to 48 - Eurasian Eagle Owl and Pere David's Owl in Sichuan in July.