We have all waited patiently with fingers crossed to see if our pair of buzzards would settle down and raise a family on our webcam nest but after a lot of early activity they seem to gone to somewhere else. So not to worry here at Arne we have always got something else up our sleaves and I am sure a lot of you will remember our kestrel family from last year. They had a brilliant 2011 by succesfully raising four healthy chicks including the smallest one that worried a few people early on.
We have decided to put this nest back online now and you can also come and watch it in the visitor centre. The female is sitting on 5 eggs at the moment and this is the same as last year although one failed to hatch. We are not sure when she laid her eggs as she was already sitting on the 5 when we turned the camera back on a week ago. However we think she is at least 2 weeks earlier than last year and the first chick actually hatched on the 21st May 2011. It is a bit difficult to predict when they will hatch but the female will incubate for about 28. So given this information please feel free to have guesses on dates!
To Watch this webcam online follow the link on our main web page or click here http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/a/arne/webcam.aspx
Don't be confused by the buzzard information still on the page it will be updated in the next couple of days!
Just spotted your posts Wendy and pudweena..how good to see them in the flesh :-).
So I had a look at the webcam and here's who was there sheltering......
(Very windy by the nest and some interesting bird calls..don't know what they are though.)
Some pics....
Lovely to read your posts - wish I could just 'pop' over to Arne like you Pudweena - am too far away - and BoL your pics are just like the ones I have captured but I have to say that your are just showing off being able to publish them!!!!
2013 photos & vids here
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Wendy, you can come over to the Technical Test thread and practice how to post your captures. You will get plenty of help.
BoL - sent message to you at TTT - 3 chicks in box at mo - lovely pics to capture
Only just spotted Wendy. I see help has already been offered. Looking forward to those pics :-)
Well done Wendy, you did it and what a cute capture..congratulations :-)
thankyou peoples - my head is still swelling!!
lovely pics doggie - shall enjoy scrolling through them - thankyou
Fantastic Wendy and great photo Doggie. I am ashamed to say I'm still not there with the captures yet though Dom sent a great link a while back to learn but hopefully I'll put a photo up here in a mo - while half watching Arne and IoP on Countryfile!