Unfortunately we have a fatality. Looking back at the clips from last night, it seems that one of the chicks was in the heart of the nest and the other just sat on it. I was OK at around 11pm then around midnight there was no movement from it and as you can see from the photos it's now just lying in the bottom of the nest.

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They are look healthy - lets hope they make it OK 

Todays photos

In the first photo the mother is to the top left...it gives you some idea of how big the chicks are now. The second photo is of them on their own. There are still 4 in the nest and we've been watching closely to see if they are going to fledge yet.

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Great 

Here's todays photo.

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These 4 are getting a lot bigger and spreading their wings all the time. It wont be long now

Quote from: BriansBrain on June 08, 2021, 02:37:54 PM
Do you have any cats around you ?

There is one but now we have a little dog it's hasn't been seen for a long time in our garden.

Quote from: BriansBrain on June 08, 2021, 02:37:54 PM
What about the drop below the nest, how hard is it... do you have an old mattress 

The drop is only around 6ft so it wont get hurt that way. We have heard that picking up the fledglings off the floor and putting them into a cardboard box which you peg on the washing line is the best option, then the mother will keep feeding it.


Here are a couple of photos from this morning

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I've definitely go to refocus the camera before next year the, closer they get to the camera to worse the pictures. In the second photo you can see one of the birds out of the heart of the nest and it's wings outstretched.

Quote from: Dave on June 06, 2021, 12:53:51 PM
....... Just have to watch them in the next week or so as they fledge to make sure they are safe.

Do you have any cats around you ?

What about the drop below the nest, how hard is it... do you have an old mattress 

Quote from: BriansBrain on June 06, 2021, 12:49:05 PM
But 4 is good... wings and everything... great 

Yes I agree. it's better than none at all. Just have to watch them in the next week or so as they fledge to make sure they are safe. Apparently they take three weeks from hatching to fledging so should be about end of this coming week.

But 4 is good... wings and everything... great 

Looks like we're down to 4 now with one try to get out the nest.

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