2023/24 Breeding season
Birds paired at the start of November (ten pairs)
Nest built by the end of the month.
Breeding results
Three pair reared three chich each, all successfully weaned, rung and separated from parents.
One pair two chicks, one pair one, all now separated.
Two pair not interested in breeding.
One pair hatched five chicks, fed for a week and then left them to die.
One pair did not build nest until mid-January, currently feeding four chicks.
No success with others, no or clear eggs
Second round
One pair reared two chicks, still with parents.
Two pair currently on eggs.
At this moment in total fifteen chicks successfully reared, four pair on eggs, one pair feeding young