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Post by Taz on May 12, 2020 10:45:47 GMT
Wow, that is amazing, founders crossed that they start another brood
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Post by suep on May 12, 2020 10:57:38 GMT
OMG this is incredible Beechnut. Seems like your season is about to go on for a bit longer yet  . Fantastic news. Sue |
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Post by Taz on May 12, 2020 11:03:58 GMT
Wow, that is amazing, founders crossed that they start another brood Blooming predictive text, meant fingers crossed |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 12, 2020 11:05:18 GMT
Brilliant Beechnut! Looks like a second brood is on the cards after all  |
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Post by springtime 66 on May 12, 2020 11:07:15 GMT
beechnut, good luck with Tims exit to the outdoors, i wonder how many eggs will be laid in the 2nd brood, she's not wasting anytime is she
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Post by Beechnut on May 12, 2020 13:53:33 GMT
Thanks for the comments guys - just holding my breath at the moment. Tim has been allocated a new (temporary) bedroom as Meg is redecorating his old one and hopefully going to add lots of new things, which means there won't be enough room for him.  |
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Post by greatbluehopeful on May 12, 2020 14:25:50 GMT
Ah poor ole Tim...but look at the size of him compared to the eggs...that puts things in perspective as to how rapidly these chicks can grow!
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Post by petesbox on May 12, 2020 14:31:38 GMT
Tim looks ready to go Beechnut.
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Post by hardy on May 12, 2020 16:21:22 GMT
That's great Beechnut, a second clutch. Wonder will the chick help out ?
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Post by Beechnut on May 12, 2020 17:58:46 GMT
Well after all the hoo-ha of this year's nest, Tim finally fledged at just after 6pm today.
After spending about 4 hours flying just about everywhere in the box except for the hole, he finally managed to get the direction correct after Mac had been in three times to show him how it's done!
He exited and landed in the conifer hedge at the side of the lawn and rested there for about three or four minutes before winging it across the lawn towards the lilac bush and the cherry tree.
I'll have a look at sorting the outside fledge (what little there is) tomorrow, in the meantime here's the last couple of minutes of his 18 days as a GT nestling.
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Post by Taz on May 12, 2020 18:24:16 GMT
Yay, congratulations, fly free tiny Tim 🕊
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Post by springtime 66 on May 12, 2020 19:04:22 GMT
Great to see him fledge  |
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Post by blueeyedchick on May 12, 2020 19:14:05 GMT
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Post by hfriel on May 12, 2020 19:19:38 GMT
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Post by greatbluehopeful on May 12, 2020 19:39:31 GMT
Ah that's lovely... makes me kind of sad...farewell Tim!
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Post by Beechnut on May 13, 2020 9:32:53 GMT
Thanks for all your comments guys, but after the euphoria yesterday of the new egg and Tim's fledge (finally), it's back to reality with a bump this morning. I switched the recorder on around 6am and Meg was diligently covering the nestcup in order to vacate the box, so I wound back to 0530 and found that, to my disappointment, there were still only 2 eggs - one of which, I presume, was the addled one from, probably, March! Has she got a mental blank at 2 eggs, or is it a hiccup? I'll wait until tomorrow to see what that brings!    |
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Post by Beechnut on May 13, 2020 10:06:51 GMT
Hope this is not a trick of the light (fluff)!!  |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 13, 2020 10:12:12 GMT
Looks like 3 to me Beechnut!  |
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Post by suep on May 13, 2020 10:57:37 GMT
Looks like three to me as well  . So glad Tim finally found the exit, I was getting worried about his wings  Good luck in the big wide world not so little Tim. Sue |
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Post by Beechnut on May 13, 2020 12:48:37 GMT
I'm sure you're all correct - but don't forget one is the addled egg from the first clutch!
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Post by Beechnut on May 13, 2020 12:54:27 GMT
I've managed to stick a really short (well it was) view of Tim's fledge taken from outside the box.
Once he appeared on the hole, he didn't take too long to get out and across to the conifer hedge for a rest before joining Meg and Mac over the other side of the lawn.
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Post by YorksherLass on May 13, 2020 13:53:29 GMT
That's a lovely, short but sweet clip - glad everything went well.  |
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Post by Amanda on May 13, 2020 18:24:14 GMT
Oh wow! Tim will be evicted very soon then! Is Tim still using the cup with the eggs in! Great news for you |
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Post by suep on May 13, 2020 19:01:08 GMT
Oh wow! Tim will be evicted very soon then! Is Tim still using the cup with the eggs in! Great news for you Tim fledged today Amanda |
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Post by Amanda on May 14, 2020 7:11:52 GMT
Awww.... I’m sorry, I must have missed that bit  ......trying to catch up with the forum, not getting much time to even keep up with my boxes at the minute! |
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. Fantastic news.
Bye bye little Tim, you’ll be missed 
. So glad Tim finally found the exit, I was getting worried about his wings 
......trying to catch up with the forum, not getting much time to even keep up with my boxes at the minute!