Tuesday 19/05/09
Thanks to all the un-named contributers below
(Exact Times *)

04:36 Mrs G rises, preens and returns to brood.

04:57* Mrs G leaves nest, returns 8mins later.

05:55* Mr G brings in food.

07:25* Mrs G rises and leaves nest.

07:29* Returns and feeds chicks, with back to camera.

08.43* Another feed. Nice view.

11:50* Mr G drops prey in front of her - this looks like a small rodent.

12:01* Change of position and housework.

12:10* Mrs G facing 6 1 hawklet to her left sitting up, another hawklet seen under her.

14:20* Mrs G flies back in from 9 and feeds hawklets the prey she has brought. 

17:10* (for 20mins) Mrs G feeding hawklets at 9 She seems intent on feeding the slightly larger hawklet and the slightly smaller one is having to really fight for any food it gets.

18:33* Mrs.G left nest for a couple of minutes and returned with a large green branch.

18:58* Mrs G very restless, shuffling, poking and prodding around the nest. At one point she seemed to be standing on her head (19:01) Vey funny!!!

20:37* Mrs G returns to nest with prey. 2 hawklings bob up, then sit up.

21:07* Mr G brings a small rodent. Mrs G feeds youngtsers, her back facing the camera, so impossible to see if both are being fed.

21:07 F I/B facing 8. M arrives from 5 with prey and emitting repeated kahs and wailing vocalizations. M leaves prey on nest edge at 5 leaves. F rises retrieves prey and moves to face 12 on the 8 nest edge. Hawklets respond to the food with peeps and move toward F who commences feed as well as being fed. Egg is visible in nest bowl. I hawklet is well cropped up and the other about 1/3 cropped. Each hawklet displays some aggression. F leaves with prey toward 9. 5 minutes or so later F arrives from 9 in almost total dark, settles in to I/B laying hawklets and egg.

21:19* (V Dark) Mrs G lands back on nest with a thump.