Sorry to be so LATE! The question for today is whether EJ now has a new male suitor who can help her repel the Blue Ringed intruder (now popularly thought of as another female, especially after the vicious attack on EJ at the nest first thing yesterday morning.) The daylight is already beginning in the distance behind the nest, and scylla will no doubt have a catch up and update.© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
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Thank you, CC :-*
Unknown said:scylla will no doubt have a catch up and update.
But not until now!
ENS apart from Moffer's Redstart a few minutes ago. I am now going to see what I can find.
EDIT
ENS all night, until the Redstart appeared before 0500hr. So she will have to do the honours this morning. She has been back several times since, sometimes having major sessions in the nestcup. (She's here now, @ 0713hr.)
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I just caught the feather collector but couldn't ID it, thank you.
Here is EJ, alarm chirping.
EJ arrives
Marina Kyriacou
Flown.
And away again
Redstart on nest many times since 6.15. Not sure there are many feathers left to collect. Also joined at one point by a coal tit (around 6.26).
Good morning, JANE and STINGRAY :)
stewart a said:coal tit (around 6.26).
My screen version isn't usually good enough for coal tits but I'll see if I can find it - your instructions give no excuse not to try ;)
All these feathers had a Redstart on the end of them ;-D
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And here's a token Coal Tit:
Morning to you too SCYLLA and JANE. Thought they were quite cute scuttling about. Redstart on a mission! Hasn't stopped.