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  1. J

    Odd Blue Tit nesting behaviour

    Checking on the nest this morning, all (seven or eight) young have died. Possibly connected with stress, as even up to last night the two females were fighting almost constantly over who was incubating. Would be interesting to know if this is very unusual or if anyone else has experienced this...
  2. J

    Odd Blue Tit nesting behaviour

    After checking on the nest camera tonight it appears as though the eggs are hatching (5 out of 10 so far) and as well as the two females, a third bird presumably a male, is now joining in the feeding. The jostling for position for incabation is still ongoing between the two females but the...
  3. J

    Odd Blue Tit nesting behaviour

    Same again last night. Looking at the behaviour of the additional bird I'm wondering if it actually is a female as everything it's doing is mirroring what I've seen incubating females do over the years. It even appears to be covering the female beneath with its wings as if it's a fledgling...
  4. J

    Odd Blue Tit nesting behaviour

    I wonder if anyone has encountered the same behaviour I've noticed recently in my nest box. I've had a box fitted with a camera for some years and almost annually it is occupied by blue tits - this year however has seen some behaviour that I can't quite explain. The female was joined in the...
  5. J

    Raptor....

    Thanks for the replies guys. Good point about the feathers being singed and making the features stand out. Buzzard it is! Cheers, John
  6. J

    Raptor....

    Evening all, Any help with the identity of the attached raptor would be appreciated. A friend found it near Haskayne on the Lancashire mosslands recently after he was called out to investigate a loss of power (he's an electricity industry worker) and found the bird underneath the...
  7. J

    Cliffe, Stodmarsh and Oare

    Heading down from Warrington to Stodmarsh tomorrow for the Penduline Tit, but am wondering if the gap in reports is due to lack of observer coverage or does the bird vanish for days at a time? Any info gratefully received, thanks.
  8. J

    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    At last! Fifth time lucky. Great views of one bird in the area where they were first found (by the dead tree). Thanks to the bloke who put me on it but it was still very difficult to pick out as it seldom moved and stayed within a one metre radius for the hour I was present. Seemed to be feeding...
  9. J

    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Thanks CB. Think I've covered every blade of stubble in that field, finding only dead leaves, Rooks & Jackdaws. Will give it another go tomorrow.... John
  10. J

    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Good to meet you too Sid, glad you saw the diver. Looks like I'll be returning for a fifth time to try and see the Woodlarks! Cheers, John
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