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Oh no! The terrible annual squauck is about to start Time to dust off those ear defenders once again

PimperneBloke wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2026 7:30 pm I'm now curious as to which technique worked, and which failed
All sounds fab Jack

Trade secret. Need to know basis only.

This I think will be my final update on the nest. I saw two fledgling and both parents this morning at breakfast time. They were all searching for food independently in the front garden. Somehow one of the fledglings ended up in my garage at lunchtime. There is access through a back door so ...

I saw one fledgling and the female together today. The fledgling was flying quite well and only a little wobbly on landing. Yesterday I heard a fledgling calling and the male was hanging around but I didn't see them together.

Willpar wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2026 8:44 pm Spotted fluttering in the lanes this morning, 2 orange tip, first of the season.

Better late than never.

Willpar wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2026 8:42 pm Dont sound that good JS, are there cats around?

There are cats but only at night mostly as they don't like me much.

48 hours and no sightings of any fledglings. I'm still seeing adults but none seem to be getting food for anyone but themselves.

I have seen the same baby today along with it's dad beavering away to find food. The female flies in occasionally always going to the same place a few feet away from the nest site. Her charge seems a lot more sedentary and I've yet to spot it.

SnappyMac wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:35 pm Great photo Jack, we have not had one in the garden for a few years.

Thanks snappy. It finally came close enough for my old camera to cope.

I have still only seen one blackbird chick although I still think there is a second one somewhere.
The one has been playing hide and seek with it's Dad but so far unsuccessfully.
IMGP4081 by David Hands, on Flickr