Hawk Owl

Surnia ulula (Linnaeus, 1758) HAWOW 7500
Family: Strigiformes > Strigidae

Hawk Owl, Neil Calbrade

Unusually for an owl, this species is primarily diurnal in habits and is often seen perched on the very tops of trees. Hawk Owl is an extremely rare visitor from northern Europe.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
6 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
6 records

BTO RECORDS

6 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
6 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant has not been recorded in the UK for many decades and as such cannot be mapped.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Hawk Owl, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: mussol esparverenc
Czech: sovice krahujová
Danish: Høgeugle
Dutch: Sperweruil
Estonian: vöötkakk
Finnish: hiiripöllö
French: Épervière boréale
German: Sperbereule
Hungarian: karvalybagoly
Icelandic: Haukugla
Italian: Ulula
Latvian: svitraina puce
Lithuanian: raiboji peleda
Norwegian: Haukugle
Polish: sowa jarzebata
Portuguese: mocho-rabilongo
Slovak: krahula hôrna
Slovenian: skobcja sova
Spanish: Cárabo gavilán
Swedish: hökuggla

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