Polly Atkin on the Long-eared Owl
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.
The non-fiction writer Polly Atkin is particularly fond of owls. Tawny owls surround her home in Grasmere in Cumbria, and she has observed the wintering of short-eared owls at the coast. One which remains elusive is the highly secretive long-eared owl, which Polly has never seen in the wild. Considered to be thinly but widely-spread in the UK, they are a scarce breeding species and very difficult to survey. Polly recalls stories from centuries ago of large colonies of long-eared owls resident in the Cumbrian woodland.
Polly Atkin is the author of The Company of Owls (Elliott & Thompson).
Produced by Sophie Anton for 麻豆社 Audio in Bristol.
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