Summary of Events - 2003

 

Date Box 1 Box 2
 22 Dec 02 Bird first observed inside nest box  
 22 Jan A couple of visits  
 24 Jan   Bird first observed inside nest box
   9 Feb First bit of hay  
 17 Feb   Oddness in feathers of female noted.
 15 Feb First nesting wriggle  
 28 Feb   Fluffy discovers robin's mealworms
   1 March 36 visits during morning at avg of 1 visit every 5½ min  
 11 March Small amount of moss - comes and goes  
 14 March   Fluffy attacks collar at top of nest box
 19 March Fantail removes as much moss as she brings in!  
 29 March   First nesting materials
 31 March Fantail roosted in box for the first time Fluffy roosted in attic
   2 April   Fluffy removes nesting material again!
   3 April Fred feeds Fantail in box for the first time  
   8 April   Flash feeds Fluffy in the box for the first time
 10 April   Box floor covered again.
 14 April   Nest cup starting to be lined
 17 April Nest cup starting to be lined  
 19 April   Nest appears to be completed
 20 April Nest apparently completed  
 24 April FIRST EGG  
 25 April Egg 2 FIRST EGG
 26 April Egg 3 Egg 2
 27 April Egg 4 Egg 3
 28 April   Egg 4
 29 April   Egg 5
 30 April   Intermittent incubation
   1 May Egg 5  
   2 May    
   3 May Egg 6  
   4 May Egg 7  
   5 May Egg 8.  Start of incubation. Start of serious incubation
   6-12 May    
 13 May   Three eggs hatch during day
 14 May   Remaining 2 eggs hatched over night
 15 May    
 16 May Three eggs hatch during day, one later that night  
 17 May   Chicks starting to develop grey fluff
 18 May Fifth and sixth egg hatched  
 19 May    
 20 May    
 21 May Chicks starting to develop grey fluff Chicks now cheeping when fed
 22 May   Chick's eye open
 23 May   Chick preening its feathers
 24 May Chicks cheeping Chick's eyes blinking 
 25 May    
 26 May    
 27 May   Wing flapping.  Chick out of nest cup. Flash (male) disappears.
 28 May   Nest cup trodden down - chicks all over the place
 29 May Fantail no longer roosting with chicks Two chicks disappear between 9.30 and 10.38am
 30 May    
 31 May   One chick taken by woodpecker at 7.11am.  The remaining 2 chicks fledge immediately after.
   1 June    
   2 June    
   3 June    
   4 June    
   5 June Three chicks fledge  
   6 June    
   7 June Fourth chick fledges  
   8 June    
   9 June The last two chicks fly the nest.  

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