Both our expectant nest-cam mothers have settled down to the job of incubation. Our kestrel laid another egg and finished with 5 eggs – a very respectable number!
She has been sitting for a few days now with the male sometimes taking a turn too and the young should hatch after 28 – 29 days.
The blue tit eggs have been harder to count as quite often the parents cover the eggs over with nesting material, including the alpaca wool we hung out. However, last count we managed was 11 eggs! The incubation period for these is 13 – 16 days.
So now we wait…