Around 80 different types of birds have been spotted at Canons Ashby: a pair of reed buntings was recently seen by the restored Medieval Stew Ponds, which are proving a popular wildlife refuge full of birds, amphibians and insects.
The barn owl chicks above were photographed back in 2018 whilst they were being ringed, weighed and recorded by the Northamptonshire Barn Owl Project, as the family of owls nested in a neighbouring field. We also have regular nesting swallows and kestral chicks.