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Springwatch in Sussex: Kestrel Diary #6
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
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Springwatch in Sussex: Kestrel Diary #4
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
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Springwatch in Sussex: Kestrel Diary #3
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
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Springwatch in Sussex: Kestrel Diary
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
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