Some exciting news from one of the boxes that we monitor. Two eggs can be seen in this compilation of footage that was captured on a nest camera in a tawny owl box in Frodsham yesterday. The owners of the box are thrilled to be able to watch the action unfold in real time.
This is a tawny owl box I put up last January, which went on to host a successful nest a couple of months later. This year I've stepped it up by adding a camera to get more of an insight. Only a few days after getting the camera in there we had someone apparently scouting it out!
1) This buzzard gave us a lot of heartache in what was a nest of three healthy young. Footage captured initially by drone showed the largest chick pecking the smallest sibling and that was a sign of things to come.
Last Sunday was a memorable day for our group, filled with Kestrels, Buzzards, and Little Owls. We understand the need to balance secrecy and inclusion to inspire the next generation. Delighted to have Amelia and Huw join us for ringing sessions, seen here between Roy and Joe.
Unlike other buzzard nests we've located, this platform was atop a relatively thin silver birch. This nest had multiple chicks in the weeks previous but now just one healthy chick was present. Missing out on the action on terra firma, Sam, the climber here came down to watch.
Hearing the words "The nest is at the top of a Hawthorn tree" doesn't fill me with inspiration, but I managed to get away from this relatively unscathed. Two more buzzards ringed with @cwrsg1 today, along with marsh harrier, kestrel, and little owl.
Another great day out ringing buzzards today with @cwrsg1. Finally got to go and ring this little bugger who unfortunately ate her two siblings live on our nest cam.
A good team-up over the weekend between CWRSG and Shropshire Raptor Study Group. We managed to get 10 #Goshawk chicks ringed at multiple nests across Shropshire. It was a joy for us to work with Allan and Helen and look forward to being of some assistance in the future.
Busy day on Sunday visiting nests and ringing birds. 3 buzzard nests with a total of 5 chicks, plus a bonus barn owl box. As ever, biometrics were taken on each bird and notes were made on habitat, nest data, and any prey items found at the nest.
It's always great fun watching wildlife from up in the canopy. What fantastic weather for it too. I only just had enough rope for this Scotts pine, but I've managed to scout out a decent spot for a hammock.
We've managed to get a camera on one of our Frodsham buzzard nests. Here are three young being brooded as they settle down for the night. The camera will be regularly supplying video via 4g.
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We managed to get cameras on some of our raptor nests and plan to do the same this year. We get lots of info from the cameras such as details of prey items, frequency of visits, chick behaviour, and differences in male/female behaviour at the nest.
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