Things have taken a slight turn, but were still hopeful.
Last night at about midnight, we heard a bit of a squawk and a rustle from the nest. It’s alright, the family are all ok, but we have a problem with the nest: The pile is drying out and therefore shrinking, so some of the branches supporting the nest are beginning to come unstuck and the nest is tilting.
This morning, while mother bird was out, we discovered that a small branch has also fallen over the nest along with a couple of leaves. This makes it hard for mum to sit on her eggs, so – without touching – we’ve used a twig to move the leaves and branch out of the way
so it’s all good again.
She came back for a while, but we haven’t seen her for a couple of hours, but we’re hoping for the best.
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