RECAP
Flora HK0 arrived 30 March 2023
Harry (unringed) arrived 4 April 2023
EGG No. 1 laid 15 April
EGG No. 2 laid 18 April
EGG No. 3 laid 21 April
First expected hatch date around 22 May
LINK TO APRIL 2023
Monday 22 May
05.43 live fish delivery. Little bob is up for it.
10.13 Second fish of the day arrives, headless this time.
Flora is so gentle feeding the chick.
The little one ate over a dozen pieces. Flora ate well too, although still leaving some fish on the nest as she settled down on her chick and eggs.
11.15 Flora gets up and drags the fish over to start another feed.
Flora decides the feed is finished and lets go of the fish. She then departs for a comfort break.
Flora returns, does some tidying and settles down again.
12.00 another quick 5 minute feed. The chick is under the plastic
Flora bends low to reach the chick
When the feed is finished, the plastic is still covering the chick. Flora goes to touch it with her beak and a gust of wind blows it off the nest cup.
14.18 Flora moves a half shell out of the nest cup.
14.19 Harry arrives with the 3rd fish of the day, another headless one.
Flora eats some first then sees to the wee one.
Earlier, 12.51 one of the pieces of plastic began to move with the wind.
Flora watches. Bye bye plastic
17.23 Harry brings in half a fish
The wee one has another good feed.
Flora settles on her brood under the watchful eye of Harry.
Tuesday 23rd May - a summary of today’s events.
08.26 headless fish delivery
and a feed for little bob
A Corvid has been dive bombing the nest a few times this morning.
10.34 another headless fish delivery
Little bob is feeding well.
An intruder flies in towards the nest, Harry had already flown on to defend.
The intruder swoops down over the nest
Harry gives chase
and he returns to the nest soon after. Danger passed for now.
13.34
Flora starts mantling and intruder calling
She flies off to chase
the unringed intruder lands on the nest
Flora quickly lands too
She tries to scare the intruder off. Little bob lifts its rear end and squirts at the intruder!
Flora bursts over towards the intruder who flees the nest.
Flora quickly flies back to guard her chick and eggs. She is unsettled and intruder calling for a few more minutes then things quieten down again.