Tuesday 12/05/09
Thanks to all the un-named contributers below
(Times are approximate unless *)

05:00 F incubating.

05:13 F leaves via 9. Gos vocalization can be heard off in the distance. Eggs unattended.

05:17 M arrives from 4. M vocalizes a short series, settles in to incubate facing 12.

05:37 M rises and leaves toward 3. F arrives from 3 followed closely by M.

05:38 Both adults at nest. Single spaced out "kahs" emitted from F (rather than the more often heard staccato like "Kah, Kah, Kah, Kah, kah"). M is silent. F begins incubating facing 3. There was no attempt to roll eggs which could indicate egg(s) soon will pip, if not already.

05:45 - 06:00 Bouts of preening otherwise F calmly resting while incubating.

08:23 Mrs G calling, answered by Mr G in the distance. 08:24 she gets up and flies off at 3. The wind shakes the nest! 08:25 Mr G? flies in from 3. Pecks around the eggs & settles facing 6. 08:40 Mrs G calling just off camera, answered by Mr G who rises and flies off as she flies in from 10 and settles on eggs facing 8. 08:43 Mr G flies back with a long thin twig for the nest. His vocalisations are soft Kah's answered by her coo-ing sounds. He flies off right.

18:20 M incubating facing 3. M quickly rises at the arrival of F from 6. M utters 4 single soft "kah" notes. M leaves via 10.
F moves over eggs and shuffles into incubation posture facing 11. Moments later F rises, pivots and shuffles down to resume incubation facing 3.

19.30.....visited by Mr.G, had a little chat and then he flew away. Weather seems to be a bit kinder for 'our' litle family.