The first egg has hatched in the Blackbird nest. We have caught a few glimpses on the camera but haven’t been able to get any snapshots yet but we will keep trying! The parents will now be busy over the next two weeks providing plenty of food for the chicks. We expect them to fledge […]
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Not long to go!
The female blackbird is still patiently incubating her 3 eggs thoughout the stormy weather we are having. Blackbirds normally incubate for around 13-14 days so that should be early next week. Keep up to date by watching the cameras and following our social media streams on Facebook and Twitter
More nesting material in Box 1
More nesting material has been brought into Box 1 today. There is now a nice even amount spread across the floor with a space for the nest cup. They seem to be in no particular hurry this year and are taking there time! We haven’t seen much of the pair together but occasionally caught glimpses […]
Bringing in nesting material
The Blue Tit has been bringing in nesting material today after almost emptying the box of previous material over the past few days. Although it seems a slow process there is still plenty of time as a lot of things seem later this year! Take a look at this short timelapse video showing what the […]
Rainy day on the nest
It’s been a rainy day here and the female blackbird has spent most of it on her nest in the ivy keeping her eggs warm. Unfortunately the wind and rain has pushed some leaves in front of the camera lens. We will attempt to clear these if we can tomorrow.
More activity and roosting
The Blue Tit has been visiting Box 1 quite frequently today removing nesting material and replacing it. By the end of the day the box was almost empty again. It has been raining all day here and later in the evening the Blue Tit visited the box and decided to roost for the night there. […]
3 eggs in Blackbird nest
Yesterday the 3rd blackbird egg was laid in the nest and the female has started incubating them today. The male has been very busy bringing in lots of food for the female ranging from berries to worms! You can see in the picture that he also took an interest in the camera looking at the […]
Blackbird Nest – 2 eggs
Our blackbird nest now has 2 eggs in! The female spent around an hour and a half on the nest around midday, after which the 2 eggs were seen. We expect a couple more eggs over the next two days.
Box 1 – Blue Tits
The bird boxes have had a makeover for this year and we now have two hole nester bird boxes, each with a different sized hole. Box 1 is a 25mm Blue Tit bird box. It is fully equipped with 4 cameras which can all be viewed on our Live Console. The Blue Tits have started to […]
Blackbird Nest – 1 egg
About a week ago we noticed a female blackbird taking nesting material into our Ivy. On closed inspection we found she had half built a nest. As we were updating the boxes and cameras we took the opportunity to add a camera to this nest. She continued to build and the first egg was laid […]