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Post by WildlifePaul on Mar 10, 2020 12:37:23 GMT
Don't know if anyone's been keeping watch on Malcolm and Elizabeth's boxes but box 1 and 2 have nesting material in. Thought i'd open this thread for us to chat about it in the coming months. live feed here - webcam.biggonline.co.uk:8081/index.htm  |
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Post by sammi on Mar 10, 2020 13:36:19 GMT
Thanks Paul. I'll be sure to keep checking them. I wonder if they'll get 2 females sharing a nest again?
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Post by suep on Mar 10, 2020 15:52:22 GMT
Yes Paul, had a look a couple of days ago. Box 3 offline this year it would seem, but glad Malcolm is keeping the other two going.
Sue
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Post by greatbluehopeful on Apr 10, 2020 6:18:19 GMT
Hi folks...
Two nearly completed nests here at Malcolms to watch 'live' for those people whose bird boxes have fallen "a fowl" of a nest this year.
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Post by suep on Apr 12, 2020 10:20:03 GMT
For anyone interested, I can see one or possibly two eggs in box no.2.
Sue
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Post by WildlifePaul on Apr 12, 2020 12:52:20 GMT
i've been watching these myself, Click on them few times a day and check them out.
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Post by suep on May 5, 2020 10:19:38 GMT
For anyone interested, the chicks in Malcolm and Elizabeth’s box 2 have hatched and box 1 is due today or tomorrow  Sue |
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Post by Taz on May 5, 2020 12:53:35 GMT
For anyone interested, the chicks in Malcolm and Elizabeth’s box 2 have hatched and box 1 is due today or tomorrow Sue Sadly I don't seem to be able to view Malcolms stream 😒 |
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Post by Taz on May 5, 2020 12:55:08 GMT
For anyone interested, the chicks in Malcolm and Elizabeth’s box 2 have hatched and box 1 is due today or tomorrow Sue Sadly I don't seem to be able to view Malcolms stream 😒 |
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Post by suep on May 5, 2020 13:08:52 GMT
Wonder why that is Taz? I just go to their site and click on the viewer. There are two choices in ways to view and I have had to select the second option for on my I-pad, but it is live streaming and wonderful to watch. Both box one and two are now hatching so I keep swapping from one to the other. Sorry you can’t view it  Sue i think it’s called java script I have to click on cause my iPad doesn’t have java - don’t know if that helps at all. |
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Post by Taz on May 5, 2020 14:57:02 GMT
Wonder why that is Taz? I just go to their site and click on the viewer. There are two choices in ways to view and I have had to select the second option for on my I-pad, but it is live streaming and wonderful to watch. Both box one and two are now hatching so I keep swapping from one to the other. Sorry you can’t view it Sue i think it’s called java script I have to click on cause my iPad doesn’t have java - don’t know if that helps at all. Ahh, yes, thanks Sue. I seem to remember doing this before. I don't get the option on my mobile, but do on the laptop. I am now able to view Malcolms' nests.
Thanks for your help x
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Post by suep on May 9, 2020 10:12:16 GMT
OMG, does anyone know what has happened in the Bigg boxes???? Chicks hatched less than a week ago in box 2. And now all deserted except one unhatched egg  . Has anyone else been following these boxes and seen anything wrong?  Sue |
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Post by suep on May 9, 2020 10:43:35 GMT
 Mum keep keep coming back and sitting on the lone egg that obviously is useless, heartbreaking |
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Post by Taz on May 9, 2020 11:05:55 GMT
oh no, that's not good, so sad  |
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Post by suep on May 9, 2020 11:44:59 GMT
Update on the tragedy in the Bigg boxes. I have heard from Malcolm that Drake (the male in box 2), stopped visiting/feeding abruptly at 20:10 Tuesday evening, and though Daisy tried to keep up with feeds the chicks got hungrier and by last night only 6 were still alive. When Malcolm switched on this morning the remaining six had obviously died during the night and some removed by Daisy and Malcolm saw Daisy remove the last two chick bodies this morning. Malcolm believes that Drake must have been predated as he had been a very attentive partner up to that point. So very sad . I had been following these every day but because the little bodies are entangled at this stage, I hadn’t noticed anything wrong. Didn’t realise it was just poor Daisy struggling to keep them both warm and fed Sue |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 9, 2020 11:57:59 GMT
I think something else must of been going on with that Sue, Even a single female should be able to raise a few even if its only 2 or 3 or 1 at the very least. Pretty strange how she couldn't even manage that, Surely food supply isn't that bad in the area? I always wonder when chicks just pop off like that if they have been fed something dodgy  |
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Post by suep on May 9, 2020 12:14:05 GMT
I guess that is always a possibility Paul, but is strange that the dad just abruptly disappeared after feeding so regularly. Maybe, with having 9 to try and feed, and as so young, keep warm as well, she just couldn’t cope . Watched the playback of last night and they were certainly all begging for food continually. Guess we will never know for sure what happened but Malcolm is convinced it was the demise of Dad. Had she only concentrated on a couple of the chicks I guess she may have coped - but trying to feed them all...... Just hope everyone else’s stay safe and fledge successfully. Sue |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 9, 2020 12:18:54 GMT
I guess that shows how important supplying live food is then,
Lastnight I watched dolly in and out the mealworm feeder none stop she was doing this for a good 10 minutes.
all 9 chicks was begging for food by time she finished they was all full and not one begging, They are a week old tomorrow so demand for food is growing.
Both male and female still feeding them in my case though, Become more relying on the mealworm feeder at the moment.
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Post by suep on May 9, 2020 17:30:01 GMT
So right Paul, if we can help them we should as you never know what fate might become them.
Sue
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Post by hfriel on May 9, 2020 21:54:05 GMT
That’s so sad, I had been watching them off and on, but I’m glad I missed the tragedy .....
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Post by sammi on May 10, 2020 8:16:25 GMT
Such a sad end to so much hard work. These things happen and we will never know the full story I suppose. I've had single parents manage to bring up some if not all of the chicks so who knows why this was such a sad end😢
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Post by twinkle on May 14, 2020 14:59:30 GMT
Wonder why that is Taz? I just go to their site and click on the viewer. There are two choices in ways to view and I have had to select the second option for on my I-pad, but it is live streaming and wonderful to watch. Both box one and two are now hatching so I keep swapping from one to the other. Sorry you can’t view it Sue i think it’s called java script I have to click on cause my iPad doesn’t have java - don’t know if that helps at all. Ive been able to see box one developing. But it seems box two is offline now. |
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. Has anyone else been following these boxes and seen anything wrong? 
