5 June
There is still serious sitting going on - the
nest is only left very occasionally when 7 eggs can be seen. Otherwise Robby is
sitting tight but often getting up and moving the eggs around. unfortunately as
we do not know when the eggs were laid we cannot guess when they will
hatch
6 June (hatching day)
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bigger picture)
The first chick hatched at about 8:00 this morning. By the evening all were well hatched. They were kept in the warmth of their mother all day. Who was fed by her mate. (click on the pictures to see a bigger image)
9th June
And the work goes on - We now have definite proof that there are
7 mouths to feed - and that the parent cannot always decide which to go
for.10th June
Well they have been
growing well over the last few days, The parents are now spending less time
brooding the young and more time searching for food, Both robins are to be seen
in the garden all day, flying back and forward.As you can see from the right they were hungry this evening.
On the left you can see the parent taking the faeces of its young out of the nest to keep it all clean.
16th June
Everyone is very Busy - you can see how much the chicks have
grown. Still their main activities are sleeping and eating, see left and
right!
Later in June
Well the good news is that all the chicks successfully fledged and are now making a lot of noise around the garden - still keeping their parents busy feeding them
The bad news is that due to a technical failure while I was away we failed to get pictures, I have however got some sound recordings - I will put one up on this site in a few days so that you can hear the chicks begging for food.
Thank all you viewers for your interest -