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Good news! Great to know they made the leap ok.
Here's to next year!

thanks all

been away from the forum for a while due to work

however I did see 2 out of 3 of my fledglings in the tree today staying close to a very bedraggled and exhausted looking mum!

We had a walk around our nearby Moorland woods this morning and took the opportunity to check out the 14 nest boxes we have sited up there over the years. We used a bluetooth Endoscope camera which poked into the entrance holes so as not to disturb the nestlings. Here are some pictures we took. Sadly the last picture shows some Great Tit chicks which look as though they were ready to leave but had all died. Looking at the way they are mostly on their backs, we suspect they have been recently predated by a weasel (we have spotted a few up there) which will no doubt return to remove the dead birds. Nature can be cruel.

The others look quite healthy and there were two boxes where it was obvious the birds had fledged.

Robin's nest stream is up, for now at least (if vid below has expired, click link in my sig).
Not much happening because she arrives to lay an egg in the morning and then simply leaves until the next morning. As far as I can tell, she doesn't hasn't been back during the day at all so far..

Great pics Paul!

So very pleased to hear this Karen 
Sue

That’s a very good arrangement which appears to be working Matt seems rather unusual I must say 😊

Wow. Goodness me you wouldn't think this sort of thing happened would you. Amazing story to keep us glued

Great news about the mealworms Benn. I hope those chicks thrive.
Now I remember you telling me about Bolton. I will keep an eye on their progress   I remember Maine Road too.

5 eggs for the second brood for our Robin 

Thank you all for your kind wishes, so far there are 9 chicks still alive thanks to Daddy and plentiful supply of mealworms 

I don’t know what happens with nest hygiene, she seemed to spend half her time upside down cleaning out the nest, he doesn’t do any ‘Housework’ also she used to sleep over them at night and given that it’s been very cold the last few nights, I’m amazed they are all still here.



Anybody ever had a Dad solely rear the chicks?

Great news Karen. They are so exposed when they first leave!