Barking Owl?

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Hi Alastair,

 

Ah fair point, their calls are variable. However the issue is that someone has heard something that may fit the type of calls. So the point is, if it isn't them, then what is it. So the issue becomes more about what else it could be than what range of calls does the Barking Owl do. If there are other species about, that also sound like Barking Owls, (like dogs), then could the sound have been dogs or something else. We know there are Boobooks there but I would be satisfied that someone can say this was something different. If Boobooks indulged in mimicry or a range of sounds that includes the type of sounds of Barking Owls, then we can be less excited about the possibility of a barking owl in our midst. As then it would be more likely to be something else. But they don't...........

 

It would need more evidence though.

 

Philip