Main Nest
The male has again been feeding the chicks this morning. Today has been very cold and misty and for most of the morning the female has been keeping the young chicks warm. Once the mist lifted superb views into the nest could be seen as the family were feeding.
As they were feeding we could clearly see the third egg in the middle of the two chicks. This is probably an infertile egg and unlikely to hatch out. It is probably the first egg, which was laid, as this was due to hatch around the 26th May. The chicks hatched out on the 1st and 2nd June, which suggest that, they were chicks from the last two eggs laid.
Windows on Wildlife
The spotted flycatcher chicks began to hatch yesterday. Today two tiny young can be seen in the nest and there are still some eggs in there. The parents have begun to work hard to bring juicy flies to feed the young chicks.
We have another camera in a barn owl nest with four young and this will shown in the centres very soon.
House sparrows have moved into one of the boxes at Glentress and we are hoping to record footage from this family once the eggs hatch.
