Barn Owl - Tårnugle
- Tyto
alba Tornuggla
- Slørugle - Tornipöllö - Kerkuil - Schleiereule -
- Grand-duc d'Europe - Lechuza Común
Barn
Owl are a real rarity in Norway with only seven records recorded in artsdatabasen
since 1900. This migrant bird turned up onboard a vessel in the
Norwegian
sector in late October 2011. It is not the first offshore record for
Norway - one was recorded at ULA on 26-27 September 2006.
These photos were taken using only a mobile telephone!! The bird
remained onboard for at least a couple of days.
WGS84 Coordinates for this find were N 57 degrees 11' 18", E 00 degrees
40' 17"
