Blue Tit Big Brother

I did mean to post something on Saturday, but I kind of got distracted. I feel I should record the events of Saturday though, if only so that in future years we can look back and see when it all happened.
So, as reported on Twitter, on Saturday 27th March we saw the first signs of [...]

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The blue tit chicks all fledged at around 7.00am this morning, 20 days after hatching.  That’s a day longer in the nest than last year, but still four days earlier as the eggs hatched 5 days earlier than in 2008.
A good few of them seemed rather reticent to go, but they all got the hang [...]

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Before we move on to the main news of the day here, for the delight and delectation of our nephews, is some poo…

https://secure.raggedstaff.net/nestwatch/20090516.flv

(recorded on 16 May 2009)

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The chicks are looking like real mini blue tits now, rather than little ETs. Feathers are well developed and wings are being stretched and fluttered. They’ve still got huge gobs though.

https://secure.raggedstaff.net/nestwatch/20090512.flv

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The chicks are changing fast now. It’s hard to believe that only 11 days ago they looked like embryos! But, like last year, there’s another greedy so’n’so who thinks he can swallow a grub the size of his head without consequences.

https://secure.raggedstaff.net/nestwatch/20090510-1.flv

https://secure.raggedstaff.net/nestwatch/20090510-2.flv

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