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Latest pictures | ||
Five Robin chicks, second day for most of them. Blackbird male and female are very active collecting food, they must have chicks in a nest that may be the other side of the fence. | ||
One Robin egg and four chicks start the day in the nest box, fifth egg hatches around 15:55. | ||
Day starts with a lot of egg moving. First chick hatches about 09:45, second at 10:45, third by 17:00, fourth hatches at 20:20 leaving one egg overnight. | ||
Twelve days, Robin hatching may be in a day or two given the warm days. | ||
Ninth day on the eggs for the Robin, another warm one. | ||
Patient female, male Robin still feeding previous brood. | ||
Six days for the sitting Robin. | ||
Second day sitting on five eggs. Young Robins from the previous brood are still around and being fed by the male. | ||
Five Robin eggs first seen at 10:58, she was on the nest most of yesterday. | ||
Fourth egg, again before 08:30. Complete? | ||
Third egg laid before 08:30. She's reluctant to leave, but does at 13:00. Is she starting incubation? | ||
Second egg. | ||
First egg of another clutch in the box on the hottest day of year so far. Maybe a third for the same parents? First eggs laid 20 Mar, 9 May and 27 June around 50 day intervals? Male concentrating on feeding the youngsters. | ||
Female robin has reformed the nest cup in the box. | ||
Thu 24Jun10 | Male Robin seen feeding three youngsters in lighter cover, they are gaining confidence. Female seen returning to nest box. | |
Sun 13Jun10 | Robin chicks are mostly gathered around the end of the garden, in thick vegetation. Parents collect food to feed them, they can be clearly heard. Male identifiable now as the one who sings and has a 'stick up' feather on the back. | |
Robin chicks leave at sixteen days. At 04:33 the nest is pretty full, by 05:44 there are at least 4 left, 3 at 07:25 and 2 at 08:13, then one until the last reluctant chick leaves the box at 10:20. | ||
Down disappearing and fifteen days for the Robins. | ||
At the feeding station, the Robin parents are showing wear while other birds pay a visit. | ||
Feeding the chicks, view from outside - video. | ||
Feeding the chicks, view from outside. | ||
Thirteenth day for Robin chicks and near fledging. | ||
Alert and active. | ||
Scrambling for food deivery - video. | ||
Six robins barely fit in the same image. | ||
Robin wing feathers developing. On a warm day, they need no brooding now, parents hunting for food all day. | ||
Feather covering increasing and big enough to spill out of the nest cup. We still have six very active chicks, counting heads does have to rely on a sequence of images to confirm where the heads are. | ||
Eight days in the nest. | ||
Feathers developing. | ||
Sixth day, still hungry | ||
Growing day by day. | ||
Six chicks, doing well. | ||
Third day for most of the chicks, clearer but windy. | ||
Six chicks, fluffy and eyes shut on a wet day. | ||
At first light, six chicks. One egg unhatched which is still there at 18:30. | ||
Robin turning and sitting on the eggs. The first hatches at 17:00, then 17:12 and 17:49. Four eggs remain as light fades. | ||
Twelve days, expect hatching in a day or two. | ||
A cooler day on the nest. | ||
Ten days for the Robin. | ||
And again for the ninth day. | ||
Another warm day. | ||
The seventh and one of the warmest days of the year so far sitting on seven eggs for the Robin. | ||
Twenty days and five remaining Great tit chicks leave the nest. Parents persuading and drawing out to the hole. One leaves around 16:30, then at intervals until all are gone soon after 18:00. | ||
Five chicks still in the Great tit box. Parent Great tits approach the box at ground level, perching on pots and low branches but nothing heard or seen of the chick that left or fell. | ||
Inside and out the Great tit box - video. | ||
Eighteen days, lots of coming and going and the first chick out around 15:30 leaving five in the box. Meanwhile Robin is sitting tight. | ||
Great tit chicks now up to the hole and being fed. | ||
Great tit box inside and out. Second day sitting on seven eggs for the Robin. | ||
Great tit parent visit - video. | ||
Robin now has seven eggs. Great tit chicks feathers and wings developing quickly. | ||
Great tit chicks leave the nest cup, there may still be seven but very difficult to count more than six. Robin, first day sitting on six eggs. | ||
Getting more active and noisy - video. | ||
Distinct Great Tit patterns on the chicks who are spilling over the side ofthe nest cup. Five eggs in the Robin box. | ||
Twelve days for the Great tit chicks and the feather covering is developing fast. Four eggs in the Robin box. | ||
Great tit housekeeping is harder in a full nest. Wing feathers visible in pin. Seven chicks, counting will be difficult soon when they spill out. Meanwhile a third egg in the Robin box. | ||
Quite a nestful of great tit chicks. Robin box has two eggs, the two boxes are fairly close but Great tits should be gone before any Robins hatch. | ||
Insistent on being fed. | ||
Eighth day and all seven chicks are doing well. | ||
Great tit chicks growing larger and more demanding. Meanwhile, the robins are building over their previous nest in the open box. | ||
Seven beaks, all hungry. Darker marks visible where feathers are developing. | ||
Sleeping and feeding. | ||
Feeding the brood - video. | ||
Brooding the chicks. Both parents providing food on, for most of them, their fourth day. | ||
All seven chicks visibly growing. | ||
Seventh and final egg shell removed at 06:04, all seven chicks visible from 08:05. | ||
Fourteen days and the chicks start hatching. First crack at 05:53, seconds later another. By 06:23 the third, 07:20 the fourth. Fifth egg shell removed at 15:04, by 16:27 six have hatched and there is only one egg which remains into the evening. | ||
Turning the eggs at thirteen days. | ||
Twelfth day. | ||
Arriving back on the nest - video. | ||
Eleven days. | ||
Sitting tight after ten days. | ||
Ninth day. | ||
Still sitting and turning. | ||
Seven eggs, seven days. | ||
Great tit sitting and turning the eggs at six days. | ||
Fifth day. | ||
Four days for the great tit. | ||
Great tit, third day on seven eggs. | ||
Sitting most of the day on seven eggs. | ||
Seven eggs visible, covered at first then sitting from around 11:00. | ||
Clear view of six eggs visible from around 13:30, not covered until roosting from 17:40. It looks as though one egg has been laid a day starting on the 12th. | ||
Nest covered during the day again while not roosting. | ||
Eggs (two?) briefly visible at 06:54. Nest covered during the day until roosting from 19:20. | ||
Roosting until 08:08, short visit at 11:59, roosting from 17:54. Any eggs are covered. | ||
Any eggs are covered from around 07:50 until roosting at 19:08, only one visit at 11:20. | ||
First egg? Uncovered for only a short time around 11:20 then covered the rest of the day. | ||
Great tit roosting overnight and building. | ||
Not a lot of light, but enough to see the box is being used for roosting. | ||
More nest building by the Great Tits. | ||
New nest material in the hole box, but not a blue tit as previous years, this is a Great Tit. No progress in the dunnock nest, unlikely to be used? | ||
No visit or movement of eggs in the Robin nest, clearly abandoned. Blackbird carrying nest building material but not to this one, abandoned incomplete. Dunnock nest looks complete, will it be used? | ||
No sign of any visit on the Robin nest. Continued or abandoned? Dunnock nest in the ivy on the fence being built, no lining yet and not visible from any feasible camera position without a lot of construction and disturbance - maybe occasional snaps if it is used. | ||
One egg until 08:39. Robin on the nest until 08:52, then two eggs. There is also a part completed Blackbird nest within camera range, not being regularly visited, it remains to be seen whether it will be used. | ||
Robin around from 06:43, an egg visible at 07:17. | ||
Bad news. On the nest from first light, second egg visible from 07:37. Stayed on the nest until 08:35 and all well until 08:55 when an egg is taken, then the other at 08:59. No culprits on camera, only shadow at the entrance. | ||
First egg laid about 07:55. | ||
Weather improving, visits throughout morning. | ||
Developing nest continues. | ||
Nest cup forming. | ||
Morning visits seem most frequent, nothing after 10am yesterday. | ||
Robins building in the open box, distinct nest cup at the rear of the box although probably not fully lined yet. | ||
Jan 2010 | Previous position of open box is now exposed by death of the clematis which has been removed. Move the open box to the postion of the bluetit box (just South of East facing) and move the bluetit box nearer the house. Both are shaded by climbing hydrangea and a bay laurel although a little close to both be in use at the same time. A new hole box with 32mm hole is on the fence at the bottom of the garden shaded by ivy. |