Nest Box Camera – LIVE
Most Recent Activity:
22 January – the male flies in at 7:35 calling and moves to the ledge. He flies out at 7:55 and returns immediately with the female. He goes into the box and she sits on the ledge but after a few minutes she flies off. The male walks to the platform and watches her go and follows. He is back a few minutes later and settles back on the ledge until 8:25 when he starts to get agitated and starts calling and is aware of a bird flying above him. He flies out and returns after a few minutes. he goes into the box at 8:55 on the arrival of the female. She joins him and there is calling and bonding. Rather than flying off after a few minutes, he moves to the ledge and watches the female from there for a while before flying off. The female tends the scrape then moves to the ledge at 9:00 and sits preening until 9:25 when she flies off. She is back at 10:15 remaining on the ledge until 11:40. The male is back at 12:35 with a full crop and settles on the ledge but is disturbed by the incoming female. He goes into the box and she soon joins him. He leaves after a few minutes bonding and she moves to the ledge, flying off at 13:45. The pair is back at 14:05 but she leaves five minutes later and the male settles on the ledge, flying off at 15:20.
27 April – Video: Below is a snippet of the fight between our resident female and a younger intruding female. A fight that lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. More info on the Daily Commentary page. Unfortunately, the result is such that this clutch of eggs will not hatch. We wait with interest to see if the pair will lay a second clutch.