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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 7:13:55 GMT
Collared dove's nest with two chicks Female giving feeds of crop milk  |
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 7:19:14 GMT
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 7:28:28 GMT
Female left the nest and we saw eggs; she called to the eggs when she returned and settled them underneath her There's a likelihood that the bluetit and great tits may end up fed to her chicks .... the nests aren't that far away.... Sparrowhawks' nest - what a treat!!!! |
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 7:28:48 GMT
Just heard a green woodpecker ....
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 7:35:21 GMT
Loads of info on this year's Springwatch series here if anyone wants to know what will be coming up: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/springwatch............. but no details of the timings of the progs on red button - I'd like to be able to record the lunch time and tea time progs if they are on as we need to go out and do things too! |
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 7:50:06 GMT
Deserttraveller, this won't restore your house martin's nest, but may be interesting reading nevertheless; it seems that magpies don't have the overall impact on prey numbers that we have thought.. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150123081801.htmI'd have liked this report to have been broken down by prey species; an overall picture may still be devastating for a single species. |
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 7:53:20 GMT
*hollars* "Jambo, are you here?" |
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 8:01:06 GMT
Nest full of blue tits - our blue tit nestbox is still very noisy - thought they would have fledged by now. Brett's back.... |
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 8:02:34 GMT
Brett is with Story Developer Esther talking about the sparrowhawk - female has light and darker grey, male has orange and blue colouring...
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 8:03:27 GMT
Live cam on log - female collecting food the male has brought and left here - looks like a bit like a reed wabler to me....
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 8:06:11 GMT
Female is eating the prey, rouses, scrapes her bill then returns to the nest... |
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 8:07:25 GMT
When female leaves nest, male visits the nest, calls and checks it is all in order, then flies off.
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Post by standing stone on May 30, 2016 8:08:54 GMT
They had a wrens nest; it used an old swallows nest; building that up, and have fledged - they are showing fledging now...
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Post by jamboyoti on May 30, 2016 8:10:01 GMT
Hi SS ..I was on the wrong thread and wondering where you were...no Brett don't go!! Love the sparrow hawk shots!
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Post by jamboyoti on May 30, 2016 8:11:08 GMT
Those blue tits must be freezing..it's cold here and the wind is bitter!
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