GT webcam - the final week (1 Viewer)

DavidJJones · May 15, 2006

The Great Tits in my garden have entered the last week of nesting, and the seven (out of eight eggs laid) chicks are due to fledge on or around the 19th/20th.

If you have time to visit, the webcam is on 24 hours a day. It's very active during the UK daytime, and it's not at all quiet at night either as mum finds it increasing difficult to get some rest without chicks popping up all round her (and producing the occasional night-time faecal sac)!

For ease of identification during daytime visits, the male adult only has a stumpy tail.

Marmot · May 15, 2006

You must have a great food supply for these birds as they are coming and going at an alarming rate. They seem to be a pair of Great (pardon the pun) parents and the chicks look a good size.

It is a shame when they leave as you feel a part of you has gone with them, it would be lovely if they could come and stop for a few nights when they are passing.

kas · May 15, 2006

A wonderful sight.

I am upset I have only discovered this today. :-C
What an amazing diary and photographs :t: :t: :t: . Fascinating and I will be checking in each day until they fledge. :flyaway:
You must be a very proud nestbox owner.

DavidJJones · May 15, 2006

Marmot said:
You must have a great food supply for these birds as they are coming and going at an alarming rate. They seem to be a pair of Great (pardon the pun) parents and the chicks look a good size.

It is a shame when they leave as you feel a part of you has gone with them, it would be lovely if they could come and stop for a few nights when they are passing.

Hello Marmot,

You must have watched the webcam at one of their busy period. They seem to have these sessions and then long pauses. As for the food supply, I think it may be more quality (or rather, bulk) rather than quality - they seem to find some very large caterpillars.

When they leave it's always a case of withdrawal symptoms, although these will be eased when I head for Cornwall next week to gaze out to sea, and watch the Choughs down on the Lizard!

DavidJJones · May 15, 2006

kas said:
I am upset I have only discovered this today. :-C
What an amazing diary and photographs :t: :t: :t: . Fascinating and I will be checking in each day until they fledge. :flyaway:
You must be a very proud nestbox owner.

Thanks Kas,

It's always a fascinating process, and makes for great daytime (and night-time towards the end) TV!

kas · May 20, 2006

You got some fantastic photos today.
I bet you are going to miss them when they fledge.

DavidJJones · May 20, 2006

kas said:
You got some fantastic photos today.
I bet you are going to miss them when they fledge.

Thanks again Kas,

Today was not a good picture day, although that was down to me and not the GTs. They are still in the box tonight, but without mum for the first time (although last night she left during the night) Tomorrow is the twentieth day so I would expect at least some of them to fledge.

The weather forecast isn't good, so I will have my fingers well and truly crossed for them!

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