By John Smith • Published: 23 Sep 2025 • 13:22 • 1 minute readThe surviving pair of chicks Credit: Stowarzyszenie Ochrony Sów Owl Conservation AssociationNowadays it seems to be the rule rather than the exception for observers to announce the demise or disappearance of yet another species. Qualified ornithologists flocked to the area and set up recorders and thermal-imaging cameras in the area and it was eventually confirmed that these were the real and elusive Eurasian Scops Owl with further sightings being recorded. Perhaps the most exciting news was released by the Stowarzyszenie Ochrony Sów Owl Conservation Association which not only confirmed that three chicks had been seen, nesting in a hollow in a black alder tree but within two weeks, one had disappeared. Polish ornithologists hoot with pleasure as chicks discoveredThe two remaining chicks were seen to be thriving and were removed from the nest by members of the Owl Conservation Association to be checked and weighed before being returned safely and unharmed. This discovery of such a rare pair of adults now means that 11 breeding owl species have been recorded living in Poland although this is the first new sighting for over a century.