Eurasian Eagle-Owl

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The Eurasian eagle-owl is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides much over Eurasia. It is often just called the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 13,103 times across 53 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 22°C (typically 17 to 24°C, from 13 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 44°N in December to 58°N in April, about 1,500 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.