UPDATE – The competition has now closed. Answer:The kestrel chicks were watching a . . . BLACKBIRD Congratulations to Clare Moloney who wins Sussex Wildlife Trust membership for a year. Win Sussex Wildlife Trust Membership for a year Only Neil … Continue reading
Author Neil Fletcher Our chicks are beginning to look like little kestrels now, though with all that fluffiness they look bigger than their mum! She’s bringing in a vole about once every half-hour. There’s lots of preening to get rid … Continue reading
Filmed by Neil Fletcher The young kestrels are growing well on a diet of abundant voles. The chicks feathers are coming along and they are spending much of their time preening. The nest box is getting very messy and poo … Continue reading
Author Neil Fletcher Our five kestrel chicks have suddenly turned into little thugs wearing over-sized furry parkas! They look disinctly uncomfortable in their downy coats but their tail and primary feathers are just starting to grow. They are quite happy … Continue reading
Video footage from inside our kestrel box at Woods Mill Nature Reserve. At a guess, the eggs hatched around 20-23rd May, and the five chicks present when we started filming were all in good health and fairly evenly sized. We’ll … Continue reading
