Any experts on Stork-billed Kingfishers here? (1 Viewer)

Aladdin said:

Dear members and bird watchers

I´m a worried man and I hope to get some good news here. 4 days ago and I discovered a Stork-billed Kingfisher nest. The baby look to be pretty big

Picture #1

2 Days ago I saw one of the parents bringing fish, a big fish and I guess the baby is pretty big because of the size of the fish

Picture #2

Today I spotted the nest again, broken. 2 pieces on the ground and I´m worried that someone have destroyed the nest. But then I got hope thinking that it might be the parents destroying the nest to let out the babies.

Picture #3 is the nest this very morning
Picture #4 and 5 is the pieces on the ground

I know that my theory about the bird breaking the nest is a little " WHAT I HOPE" Anyone that can provide me with some experience about Stork-billed Kingfisher nests

Kind regards and happy birding
Aladdin

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andyadcock said:

I think yout theory is correct however, 'Handbook and the Birds of India and Pakistan', Ali and Ripley, describes a tunnel nest, drilled in to an earth bank in common with many other Kingfisher species?

Have you ever seen another SbK nest in this way?

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Aladdin said:

Thank you andyadcock

I read about their nests this morning and they build nest in termites houses, old rotten tree and tunnels etc. From internet: Adults dig their nests in river banks, decaying trees, or tree termite nests


But I never found any information on if they destroy the nest when the babies are big to leave the nest.

I rally hope so as I really don´t want anyone having destroyed the nest. Great to have nesting SBK in my park. And there is Spotted Owlets nest close by the SBK nest. They have been there for years and today I saw their two babies, almost as big as the parents now.

First day I saw the SBK nest there was a Olive-backed Sunbird building nest 15 meters from the SBK. But it was gone the day after, good that they had not laid any eggs, at least when I saw the construction.

Kind regards and happy birding
Aladdin

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andyadcock said:

I see no other way that the young could get out, the only other possibility would be a monitor Lizard?

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