The hobbies survived the torrential rain over the weekend, and so did we after camping out for the Big Wild Sleepout on Saturday evening. We did a have a worrying few moments very early on Sunday morning when the nest was checked by Nathan, one of the Big Wild Sleepout volunteers, and there were no sign of any hobbies, but slowly the fluffy white chicks started to emerge and soon after the adults were coming in to feed again.
This will be the last whole week of the hobby watches, and we have volunteers at the nest site to show you the nest and the chicks through a telescope on the dates below.
The chicks normally fledge after four weeks, and we first saw them on 10 July, so we guess anytime this weekend or early next week will see the young finally fly the nest!
Monday 31 July 11 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 01 Aug 11am - 4 pm
Wednesday 02 Aug 1pm - 4 pm
Thursday 03 Aug 1pm - 4 pm
Friday 04 Aug 1pm - 4 pm
Sat 05 Aug 1pm - 4pm
Just to clarify, you can see the hobbies at any time by following the trail towards Galley Hill from the shop. We have chalkboards with hobby facts along the way, so it is very straightforward, just follow signs to Galley Hill when you reach the junction to Sandy. The hobby watch is when we have volunteers available to be at the nest site.
Enjoy this exciting spectacle!