Species Detail - Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Tyto alba
Barn Owl
NHMSYS0000530685 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Red List
tyalb
(Scopoli, 1769)
Bird
Species
13
12
11
12/06/2018
02/10/2023
1 January (recorded in 2018)
29 December (recorded in 2020)
Heritage Council of Ireland, Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Barn Owl (Tyto alba), accessed 28 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/432/Species/11644>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)