Unfortunately there is only one surviving chick in our nest. We are not sure why the other 5 chicks did not survive, have you got any ideas?
If you look closely you can see that the feathers are starting to grow on our chick. It has a very large mouth and is strong, that is why it survived.
Today 4H came to the CLC and joined in the BNN fun. They explored the CLC garden and scanned the QR codes to gather information about the minibeasts and plants. Then they did a minibeast hunt and took photos with the iPod Touches. They looked at the minibeasts under the digital microscopes. Unfortunately we found a dead froglet in the garden, so we had a really close look. They found lots of small creatures today, like an earwig, a beetle lava, a centipede, worms, woodlice, spiders and ants. The teams worked independently on their presentations. Please have a look on their class page.
Looking at the nest today, it seemas that there are only 2 surviving chicks.
I have been using theplayback to try and find out what has happened to the other chicks. I have not seen any intruders, or the parent birds taking any chicks out. Unfortunately only the strongest chicks survive. You can see them climb on top of each other with their beaks wide open, then they have the best chance to get fed first.
Keep watching the live webcam and see if you can spot what the parents are feeding the chicks.
Today I have been watching the birdbox closely and wondering where all the chicks have gone. Yesterday 6 tiny chicks hatched, today I can spot 3 in the nest. Have a look at these photos and check on the bird box webcam. Have the other 3 chicks been pushed to the bottom of the nest? are they still alive?
Use playback to try and help me find out what has happened in the nest so far.
i-Catcher Console – Live view – 3. Bird Box
If you have been watching our bird box webcam, you will know that the eggs have hatched.
They began hatching on Thursday 3rd about 4.23pm and all 6 had hatched by Friday.
The camera is alittle out of focus but you can make out the little heads and beaks wide open.
The nest is deep and the female bird sits on top of the chicks to keep them warm.
Luckily Class 4B did not get rained on today at Queens Park CLC. They worked really hard in their teams, first they went outside to our wildlife garden and scanned QR tags to get some information and took some notes. Then they went minibeast hunting and looked at their finds under the microscopes. They also did research on minibeasts using Brent Nature Network shared area on Fronter. The teams took lots of photos using the iPod Touch and downloaded them. They used their photos to create prsentations. Please go to the Class4B page to watch them Class 4B worked really hard all day. Why don’t you go out exploring and see which creatures live in our local environment? Have fun and respect the creatures and their habitats.
Brent Nature Networks activities have begun again for the summer term. Class 4E were the first class to come to the CLC. In the morning they used the iPod Touches to scan the QR codes and gather information about plants and animals that they can find in our garden. Then they went out to collect minibeasts and have a close look at them under the digital microscopes. They logged onto Fronter BNN and did some research about minibeasts. They used iPod Touches to take photos in the CLC garden. In the afternoon the class worked briliantly in teams and created a presentation to share with the rest of the class. They included their own photos, text and music. Take a look at their presentations on their Class page.
Here is a clearer shot of the eggs in our nesting box. This photo was taken when the bird had left the nesting box. We have noticed that one of the birds are spending more time on the eggs to keep them warm, the other bird pops back and brings food.
We are really excited that we have spotted at least 2 eggs in our nesting box. The birds are a pair of Blue Tits and as you know they have been building a nest in our bird box since the end of March. If you go to the live webcam at the CLC garden and click on the playback menu, you can see at what times the birds are busy. If you look on the time line it goes red when there is activity. Please leave a comment if you spot any more eggs……how exciting, Keep a look out on our blog and I will keep you updated.
As you know we have set up our nesting box and the webcam to see if we get any nesting birds. Well they have arrived!! and have got very busy building their nest. In just a short time this little bird ( probably the female has lined the nesting box with dried grasses and started to settle in. Have a look at these photos. Please have a look at our live webcams, choose the the playback and select the date and time and press play.
Please leave a comment if you spot anything interesting.
30th March 7am
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