Webcam barn owls Mr and Mrs P have four chicks

Suffolk Wildlife Trust said the youngest chick faced a "fight for survival"

A pair of barn owls whose lives are being live streamed on the internet have produced four chicks.

The parents, nicknamed Mr and Mrs P, are occupying a nest box at Suffolk Wildlife Trust's Redgrave and Lopham Fen reserve in the north of the county.

Oka Last, barn owl adviser for the trust, said: "It's been really exciting to see how things have unfolded.

"To have this view of the secret life of Mr and Mrs P has helped people discover our barn owls."

The first of the chicks hatched on 15 May and the fourth arrived eight days later.

"There's a dramatic size difference with the chicks," said Mrs Last. "The oldest has had over a week's extra eating time."

The trust said it had been overwhelmed by the popularity of the camera, with regular visitors to the <link> <caption>live stream website</caption> <url href="http://www.ispyabarnowl.tumblr.com" platform="highweb"/> </link> posting updates of the owls' actions throughout the night.

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