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Eurasian eagle-owl found dead in Deurne neighbourhood
A large eagle-owl was found dead in Deurne on Sunday morning.
The bird had spent several days perched on a platform at a building on Romeinstraat, in a residential area in the Netherlands.
Its presence drew local residents and bird enthusiasts hoping to see it.
The owl’s origin and cause of death are unknown.
Residents had suspected it might have escaped from someone, but that has not been confirmed.
Eagle-owls have lived in the wild in the Netherlands since the 1990s, usually in quiet woodland rather than neighbourhoods.
The death saddened residents and birdwatchers, and no further action or investigation was reported.
A Eurasian eagle-owl that had spent days at a building in a residential area of Deurne was found dead on Sunday morning.
The owl had been seen on a ledge at Huize de Romein on Romeinstraat.
Its death saddened local residents and bird enthusiasts who had come to see it.
Where the owl came from and what caused its death are not known.
Residents had suspected it might have escaped and were looking for its owner.
- Who
- A Eurasian eagle-owl was found dead.
- What
- The owl, which had been seen for days in a Deurne neighbourhood, was found on the ground.
- When
- Sunday morning, November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Romeinstraat in Deurne, the Netherlands.
- Why
- The cause of death is not known.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Deurne Media Groep reported that the owl had been seen for several days at a building in the neighbourhood.
A man found the owl dead on the ground.
- Location
- Romeinstraat, Deurne
- Last reported perch
- A ledge at Huize de Romein
- Found
- Dead on the ground on Sunday morning
- Cause of death
- Not known
- Possible owner
- Not known
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What people are saying
He sits there very calmly, so we are not bothered by him.
It is a beautiful owl. This is such a shame, because there are not that many left in the Netherlands.
Yes, that is a shame. I came to look, but there is no point now.