13 April 2017 - The rain this week may have affected the movements of insects as the blue tit parents upped their feeds to an average of 6 times every five minutes.


15 May 2017 - There must be a lot of calories in green caterpillars because the chicks have continued to change with dramatic speed and are more like teenagers now with feathers developing well and starting to get their markings and colouration.


16 May 2017 - They are getting so big now that they cannot seem to all fit in the nest properly and inevitably at least one ends up popping out the top and sitting on all the others… and yes there are still 8 chicks in there!


17 May 2017 - Today there has been a lot of wing stretching and flapping - it won’t be long before they fledge.