Latin Etymology: Asio (specific designate of Long-eared Owl) otus ("eared owl")
Adult Long-aeared Owl (subspecies A. o. otus) at Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire - February 2024
Weight: 250g / Length: 35-40cm / Wingspan: 90-100cm
UK GREEN LIST / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Long eared owls are one of the rarer species of owl in the UK and certainly the most secretive. Your best bet is probably to follow someone else discovery and look for them at a nature reserve where they have been reported as roosting. Keep a respectful distance from the roost and don't go off paths to avoid disturbing them. Photographically, you may, as I have, have to contended with photographing through a thicket producing less than ideal results.
Related Species:
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Asio
Subspecies: A. o. otus, A. o. canariensis, A. o. tuftsi, A. o. wilsonianus
- Sighting Locations -
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, Wikipedia, RSPB, Xeno-canto
Long eared owls are one of the rarer species of owl in the UK and certainly the most secretive. Your best bet is probably to follow someone else discovery and look for them at a nature reserve where they have been reported as roosting. Keep a respectful distance from the roost and don't go off paths to avoid disturbing them. Photographically, you may, as I have, have to contended with photographing through a thicket producing less than ideal results.
Related Species:
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Asio
Subspecies: A. o. otus, A. o. canariensis, A. o. tuftsi, A. o. wilsonianus
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - Rare breeding resident (1800-6000 pairs) and rare Winter Visitor
- A single bird seen at Rutland Water in 2009, 4 birds at Deeping Lakes, Lincolnshire in January 2021, 2 birds at Nene Washes in February 2024
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