We're pleased to announce that the choughs nesting in Llechwedd Slate Caverns are the proud parents of three chicks.
Back in April, the pair laid a clutch of eggs on which the female sat tight for 21 days. Then, at the start of May, the male tempted her off the nest with some tasty morsels, suggesting that the eggs had hatched.
After several visitors commented on the strange noises coming from the nest, we did a bit of detective work and confirmed that this was the case.
With a camera and microphone trained on the nest, visitors can catch a glimpse of, and hear, the shy chicks on a screen inside the visitor centre - they've already been seen on several occasions popping their naked pink heads over the nest, calling to their parents for food.
As the chicks get bigger and stronger, they'll start wandering around the cavern testing their legs and investigating every nook and cranny, much like we hope you'll do when you join us at Llechwedd Slate Caverns!