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				Thu 25 May The first young bird found in the garden this morning.

				Wed 24 May Two healthy, constantly chirping chicks receiving a feed! Also now testing their wings.

				Sun 21 May Both remaining chicks are very healthy & chirping constantly. Looks hopeful that these two will make it out of the box!

				Thu 18 May Still have two young birds this morning. Both being regularly fed with more appropriate food! Wed 17 May The parents were noted feeding inappropriate food to the larger birds (as last year) with the result that we are now left with just three of the smallest birds. Alternative foods were left on a nearby bird table, but the parents took this for themselves & only seem to have got the hint when some was left in the box itself this morning. This seems to have worked, much as I am reluctant to interfere.

				Sun 14 May The offspring are growing ever larger & seem to be trying to tell their mother something when she departs from the nest without having fed them.... Video, 5Mb, WMV format, Low res & frame rate version, 1.6Mb, WMV format

				Fri 12 May A very warm, humid day & the chicks don't have much energy except when food is on offer. Bird box video, 4.9Mb, WMV format In the video, the bird on the left of the picture here appears to be nodding off and topples sideways into the nest cup!

				Thu 11 May Climbing out of the nest cup! This picture is a frame from the video clip. Video from inside the birdbox, 4.1Mb, WMV format

				Wed 10 May The chicks' wings are developing well.

				Tue 9 May Another feeding session. The chicks are about 4 and a half days old. Video from inside the birdbox, 5.4Mb, WMV format

				Mon 8 May A rather large item of food on offer; one of the chicks did eventually manage to swallow it!

				Sun 7 May Feeding at a frantic pace! Rarely does the female bird sit on the nest, it being a warm day....
				.... and when she does, it is usually to clean out the nest. Here she is, working with such zeal that the chicks get out of her way.
				Fortunately, it is not always the chick that reaches highest that gets fed first.

				Saturday 6 May One of many feeding sessions!

				Friday 5 May Eight chicks have hatched & are being fed by both parents.

				Tuesday 2 May Still sitting on those eggs.

				Friday 28 April Our occupant receives another feed from her mate and, below, a view of the eggs.

				Wednesday 26 April Now sitting on 10 eggs.

				Monday 24 April Keeping the eggs very well covered at 9.15pm.

				Sunday 23 April Receiving a feed whilst sitting on 9 eggs.