Birdcam ** 2010 update starts at post 202 **

wonder_lander

Lot’s more softer nesting materials have been added to the nest over recent days. She’s stil sleeping overnight so don’t forget to check the live picture on my blog to see her asleep!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGxzZi7puis

wonder_lander

We've been eggspeciting it for quite a while and our eggspactations have been high but I can confirm that overnight we've had our first egg!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDDeabpHl54

wonder_lander

Here's an image capture

Breeding Starts  No. of Clutches  Number of Eggs  Incubation(days)  Fledge (days)
mid-April            1-2              5-16           12-16            15-23

More info http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/bluetit.htm

jennybridger

there's 2 eggs this morning!!

wonder_lander

jennybridger wrote: »

there's 2 eggs this morning!!

Well spotted!

I've got eggs....they're multiplying!

This morning as she left you can see that there are now 2 eggs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIVpiyIUTrQ

wonder_lander

Three....that's the magic number!

Well on the third day we are up to 3 eggs, any guesses as to how many we'll get?!!

Video can be seen at http://birdcam.mission74.com

wonder_lander

Guess what?! This morning we have 4 eggs, not sure for how long I'll be able to count them as she's covering them before leaving!

Video is on the blog if you want to see it.

jennybridger

i wondered if there were more - i couldn't tell she'd covered them with feathers earlier

wonder_lander

Well she's getting more careful to cover her eggs up.

This is the last clear image that I got on the 27th showing 5 eggs



See the blog page for the latest video of her leaving!

jennybridger

i thought blue tits stayed as pairs and worked as a couple. is that not the case?