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Entry: The Barn Owl in the UK - A679845
Author: Ommigosh - U169023

A679845 - 'The Barn Owl in the UK'

I wrote this some time ago and on re-reading think it might be ready for the edited guide.

I agree. A fine entry indeed.

The only tiny thing that grated with me is when you wrote "Probably less than half of the young owls will survive" - please write 'fewer' instead of 'less', or say instead that the majority will probably not survive.

Apart from that very tiny nitpick - it's terrific!

Bels

Oops, sorry. Done!

Thank you for the kind words and encouragement.

Om

Excellent entry, and not a mention anywhere of that ghastly "What were barn owls called before there were barns" line

Some people will know immediately which bird it is if you mention that David Bowie's Goblin King character in The Labyrinth could shape shift into a Barn Owl. You might include something to this effect in your sentence.

Thanks for the Labyrinth suggestion, il viaggiatore, Although I really like most of Bowie's musical works, I am not familiar with the film at all. Not sure if the reference, if I put it in, would be helpful to lots of people.

By the way, did you know that cutting and pasting your other name from the POSTED BY bit under the REPLY box makes it come out as
" Tea????p? "?

Just to add another voice to the well deserved applause.

Walking after dusk near where I live you are often swooped on by a Barn Owl and silent they are indeed. Its an extraordinary experience.

Stuart

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Stuart

Thanks.
You are lucky to have seen one of these birds in the wild. We hardly get any of them at all up here in Angus.

Hi, this is Frankie, I'm editing the entry (some time soon, hopefully), so if you have any problems shout at me. Thanks.

Thanks. Cheers.

Just finished editing it now. Please let me know if there are any glaring errors I've introduced. I'll return the entry tomorrow.

Opps, it's at A847479.

Looks great to me. thanks.

One observation (not a complaint!). I think that it is more normal in birdy circles to talk about bird populations in terms of pairs though. (I had "4000 pairs", but it now reads "8000 alive"). No big deal, though.

Thanks again for your editing!
Cheers

I thought it was a bit odd to talk about pairs. Maybe you're right though. I'll change it back.