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Identification

A Snowy Owl is so white and bulky that it should not be misidentified. Females are heavily barred and spotted, juveniles even more so but the smaller males are almost pure white.

Habitat

Breeds and winters on open tundra and mountains.

Migration

Birds mainly winter within their breeding range but move in response to local food abundances.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Snowy Owl is classed as Rare: species currently considered for acceptance by the British Birds Rarities Committee (or forms of equivalent rarity).

Baltasound, Shetland 02/05/2010	Baltasound, Shetland 02/05/2010	Baltasound, Shetland 02/05/2010	Baltasound, Shetland 02/05/2010	Lihou, Guernsey 21/03/2010
Lihou, Guernsey 21/03/2010	Lihou, Guernsey 15/03/2010	Lihou, Guernsey 14/03/2010	Borve, Lewis, Outer Hebrides 12/03/2010	Blacksod, Mayo 13/10/2009

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This species has been reported in the following areas (Bird News Extra subscribers can click a county name for more details):

Snowy Owl breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
Russia
Sweden

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