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!
Hi pudweena- what a shame you didn't see any Arne Kestrels - I'm already having withdrawal symptons 'cos didn't see mine here at all yesterday but am still hopeful they haven't gone for good, the weather is so lovely that they are away hunting voles - no need for constant nest raiding!! I shall go up top today & gaze over the airfield and around and no doubt will see them hunting!
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Good morning doggie - did you see what I did???
Is getting easier doggie - have so many vids from that wonderful day of display I shall have to be careful not to post the same one twice - if I do you'll have to forgive me!!
I have realised why I found it so hard - when I posted in rich formatting using the instructions you gave me I expected to see vid there - so I was afraid to come out - so made all sorts of errors before posting - comprendez????
Wonderful Wendy, what a little beauty, and so crystal clear and beautifully filmed :-)
Wrong vid posted - caught on a loop - will try later!
At long last - it has taken me 10 tries to post that vid - something was caught up somewhere and the previous vid kept posting over and over again!! Mystery!
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