All was going well, until I turned on the camera this morning. The weather has been warm over the last two days and I know the female Great Tit has been spending lots of time trying to keep the nest cup clean. Some of her cleaning efforts have seen the […]
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The chicks are very hungry and beginning to get noisy. Today most of the chicks are around nine days old. I noticed that they are starting to show the first signs of their wing feather developing. I hope there is going to be enough food for all these chicks. More […]
Since hatching at the end of April, the six chicks have been growing fast. As you can see from the photo, they are starting to grow in size and show signs of some feathers More in my next diary update
Well I am pleased to say there have been no more unsuitable food deliveries made to the nest box. I finally managed to count six little yellow beaks, so it looks like one egg did not either hatch or the chick was sadly lost. Both parents continue to feed the […]
Feeding by both the male and female Great Tit has continued and the food being brought in looks more suitable for the chicks, well apart from one delivery I saw by the male. The male brought in food that appeared to be way to big for a chick to eat. […]
I am glad to report that I was not hearing things yesterday. After turning on the camera feed early this morning, I was able to see the female feeding chicks. I am a little concerned in that some of the caterpillars being brought in seem very big to me for […]
Upon checking the bird box this evening, I found the female awake but still continuing to incubate the seven eggs. Whilst watching and listening to the camera feed, I thought I could hear the small sounds of little chicks. Had some of the eggs hatched? Sadly the female did not […]
Incubation has gone well and hopefully in the next few days, the first egg(s) will hatch. One difference I have noticed with this nest is that the male Great Tit seems to call the female out of the box, when he has some food to give to her. In other […]
When checking the box today, the female Great Tit appears to have started full time incubation. She only left for a few minutes before coming back. During the times she left the box, I was able to see that she still had seven eggs, so this looks like the final […]
I feel like a stuck record for the last few days. Finally today I can count the number of eggs laid! After a short time, the female Great Tit woke up, stretched her wings and left the nest box. However, this time she did not cover the nest and I […]