Owls in United Kingdom
Our list for United Kingdom has 5 owls recorded regularly there: 4 residents
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United Kingdom in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Long-eared OwlAsio otusRecords withheldRare35–40 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made