Kestrels, eggs, chicks and juveniles
- 21 Feb 2026 first visit of a male
- 22 Apr 2026 10:54 first egg
- 24 Apr 2026 17:01 second egg
- 26 April 2026 20:28 third egg
- 29 April 2026 01:16 fourth egg
- 1 May 2026 08:15 fifth egg
- 3 May 2026 09:48 sixth egg
- 3 May 2026 brooding day 1 of about 28
Notes on kestrels, eggs, and chicks
The kestrels first nested here in 2021. Kestrels returned in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; they successfully raised chicks in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025.
On 20 March 2024 the female had a two-hour fight with a young female (see video). In April the female started laying but a visiting young male caused problems. Eventually a record 11 eggs were laid! The female continued sitting on the eggs intermittently but no eggs hatched and the female left on 28 June
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