Sacha wrote:

Our - she says proprietorially - Little Owls are very noisy atm. What I'm
trying to figure out is why? Surely this can't be a breeding season for
them but there's an awful lot of hollering backwards and forwards going on.

Not sure about Little Owls but with Tawny Owls, autumn is when they are
most vocal. I think that it is adults chasing the summer's youngsters
out of their territories, probably in response to increasing scarecity
of food?

Perhaps the same's happening with Little Owls?
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Larry Stoter