Mice! Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, JDog said: The chicks may have fledged or been predated. As for the egg, it may have been there all along. I suppose the egg could be an un hatched one but I'd have thought the female would have tipped it out of the nest? I'll see what happens over the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, Mice! said: I suppose the egg could be an un hatched one but I'd have thought the female would have tipped it out of the nest? I'll see what happens over the next few days. Is this the nest with young in the pic you posted Mice? If so, did you take it Wednesday? Those young in pic would prob not be ready to fledge today. Did you decide they were dunnocks? Is the egg blue? Probably infertile egg, they would leave it in nest. They will not reuse that nest either way. If they have fledged/been disturbed early you may hear contact calls (peeping noise) if you have cover for them in garden/nearby and parents will still be about with food. NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, NatureBoy said: Is this the nest with young in the pic you posted Mice? If so, did you take it Wednesday? Those young in pic would prob not be ready to fledge today. Did you decide they were dunnocks? Is the egg blue? Probably infertile egg, they would leave it in nest. They will not reuse that nest either way. If they have fledged/been disturbed early you may hear contact calls (peeping noise) if you have cover for them in garden/nearby and parents will still be about with food. NB Yes the picture was taken Wednesday and I thought they were too young to have fledged , yes it's a small blue egg so I'm thinking Dunnock and there is loads of cover but I haven't seen them about, but not been out that much this afternoon. My security guards must have failed, I'll have to arm the kids with water pistols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, Mice! said: Yes the picture was taken Wednesday and I thought they were too young to have fledged , yes it's a small blue egg so I'm thinking Dunnock and there is loads of cover but I haven't seen them about, but not been out that much this afternoon. My security guards must have failed, I'll have to arm the kids with water pistols. May still be about. They will all bundle out of nest if disturbed early/near to fledging. Dunnocks very secretive, like mice, especially after young have fledged. But most gardens seem to have at least one pair! It's unusual to even find there nest. Usually in deep cover, they like ivy. Very promiscuous birds. Males do a lot of the work and it's usually the slutty females you see chasing them. Got them nesting at mine but they keep low profile as they don't often get on with the robins and wagtails. Great little birds that will nest 3 times a year. Predator fodder though! Cats get a lot. . . . . . Just checked my 2nd robins nest, they hatched in last 2hrs. 6 little near naked black haired chicks. Mum eyeballing me through the window looking proud. 😉 Be interesting to see what parents do now as they were still feeding 3 young from first brood yesterday, mainly from feeders. . . . . Still far to many garden raiding magpies about. Had male sparrow hawk and little owl about today. Little owls used to be common my way. Like watching there antics. Think they get hammered by buzzards predating young and competing with jackdaws for nest sites. Rookery over road quieter now a lot of branchers out of nest and chasing adults about. Moorhens feeding there young under rookery from what the rooks drop/dislodge. Blue tits feeding young in nest inside hole in metal village sign post. NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, NatureBoy said: Just checked my 2nd robins nest, they hatched in last 2hrs. 6 little near naked black haired chicks. Mum eyeballing me through the window looking proud That's brilliant, prime suspect is next doors pet, it was bringing long tail tit chicks back last week 🤬 Surprisingly the nest is in the scabby little conifer just off the patio, much better places it could have nested. Also saw my first magpie chick today following mum about, if kids were at school I could get a decoy on the lawn but that won't be happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 My neighbour and I have been hitting the squirrels and magpies hard over the past year. The increase in songbirds This year seem very noticeable although that could be wishful thinking. Pleased with the increase in thrushes. We have quite a few this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 15/05/2020 at 17:15, JDog said: The chicks may have fledged or been predated. As for the egg, it may have been there all along. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 15/05/2020 at 20:33, NatureBoy said: May still be about. They will all bundle out of nest if disturbed early/near to fledging. Been a Dunnock knocking about all day, darting in and out of cover, be nice if the chicks were about somewhere but doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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