Although the six Robin chicks fledged the nest last Monday it was just the start of a very difficult time for them. Once out of the nest they can’t fly and are dependent on the adults for food. In the case of my brood the problems started straight away as last Tuesday here was aContinue reading “Robin Nest 2021 – The Last Post”
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Update on the Garden Mice
The last Mouse Log entry was over a month ago and since this time there has been quite a bit of activity going on in the garden, starting with my garden shed. It was in the shed that I caught a rat in my newly installed, and very humane, trap back in May. Since thenContinue reading “Update on the Garden Mice”
Robin Nest Day 35 – Leaving Day
Not for the first time with this nature blog I can say that ‘I got it wrong’. I was firmly expecting the Robin chicks to fledge tomorrow, which would have been 14 days after hatching. However the happy news is that all six of the chicks successfully fledged from the nest today. I missed theContinue reading “Robin Nest Day 35 – Leaving Day”
Robin Nest Day 34
Coming up to the last days for the chicks in the nest and today I saw the first signs that they’re starting to think about leaving. The adult flies away after feeding and obviously one of the chicks has a flap and is already thinking about following it. Although right now it’s still too early.Continue reading “Robin Nest Day 34”
Double Beech Marten
I’ve been having a bit of a lean period for Beech Marten activity in the garden this year. So far only 2 sightings and nothing at all during June, which, based on previous years, should be a good period. I have been quite busy though and I must admit I have not very assiduous inContinue reading “Double Beech Marten”
Robin Nest Day 32 – (Friday 9th)
Something I haven’t mentioned before but which is striking is that the activity in the nest happens in absolute silence. For a long time I thought it was likely a problem with my recording equipment, but I’m now pretty sure that these chicks do not make a squeak! Again this is quite a contrast toContinue reading “Robin Nest Day 32 – (Friday 9th)”
Robin Nest Day 31
The Robin nest activity is continuing perfectly. Both adults are still feeding the chicks which are developing fast. In the clip below, after a feed and a poo the chick has a flap around, showing how far advanced the wings and feathers are. I’ve been playing around with my video set up and I finallyContinue reading “Robin Nest Day 31”
Robin Nest Day 29
Onwards the chicks go, getting bigger and bigger thanks to the large amount of food coming in, another example below. The image quality is still not great I’m afraid. We are now entering the final week as by the normal schedule they should fledge next Tuesday, 14 days after hatching. Still a way to goContinue reading “Robin Nest Day 29”
Robin Nest Day 27
Weather : Warm with occasional heavy rain showers. Notes : We’re now getting to the ‘business’ end of this nest with just over 1 week to go until the chicks should fledge. The chicks are still being supplied by both adults and today they have again increased the frequency of the feeding trips. They’ll bothContinue reading “Robin Nest Day 27”
Robin Nest Day 26
It’s becoming much easier to see all of the chicks in the nest and there are clearly Six, all doing well. The parents are bringing in lots of winged insects for food with the occasional caterpillar. I hope that the winged insects include mosquitos, I could do with a bit of natural control on theseContinue reading “Robin Nest Day 26”
