Welcome to the Arne 2014 Buzzard Cam Forum!
After a 3 year wait we have nesting buzzards. We have a least 2 eggs. The first of these was laid on Tuesday 4th May with the second appearing on Thursday.
Buzzards incubate for about 34 days so by my reckoning we should have the first chick in the first week of May. I am going to be the first to guess at the 4th.
If any one else wants to guess dates please feel free.
Also it would be great to record interesting happenings from the nest especially as we get close to hatching time.
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Looks like all three showing
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Feeding time (bit in the shade unfortunately) & all looks well
Three little Buzzards
Being peaceful thankfully!
Can detect a bit of movement in these three flaked out little bodies so all's well here
with the parent bird on the nest the chick's rate of growth is more evident
The Buzzard chicks are growing fast - they are starting to get proper feathers coming through. Plenty of food coming in. Yesterday they brought in a massive grass snake - it looked about 4 feet long!
Good to hear from you MW, wish I'd seen that, have you got a pic of it?
Buzzard shaped brolly today!
Good, clear pic today showing off parent (F?) bird feathers well
Chicks now covered up!
Fast developing chicks
Many thanks for all the wonderful photos Wendy and keeping us up to date :-) PC completely packed up just before hols but at last got new laptop so back in communication again and lots to catch up with!