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It’s coming up to my very favourite time of the year – spring, when everything wakes up and gears up for the breeding and growing season. In these brighter pre-spring days, the early birds are starting to tune up, claim their territories and their mates. It’s a particularly good time...

Fantastic news!! Two chicks have hatched so far.... There's been great excitement from staff, volunteers and visitors this morning and anticipation as we wait to see if the other eggs hatch. Here's a photo taken this morning... There's also some footage of the mum trying to feed...

I'll start with a quick update on the blue tit nest box. There has been much coming and going from the box; we've nicknamed the female Fidget as she seems unable to sit still for very long! The male continues to bring tasty morsels to her, and yesterday she was even heard singing to herself,...

Our dawn chorus walk this morning was full of delights. It took a while for the sun to get up, so we had a bit of time for our eyes to adjust to the light and take in the stars on such a clear morning. We all spilt into 4 groups, with nearly 60 people setting their alarm clocks early and coming to Leighton...

At the end of week two our blue tits look very cosy in our nestbox. They have been building their nest with lots of conifer leaves, feathers and wool. We have given them a little helping hand by hanging wool near the box which they have been using to our delight! Blue tit fact: The males are very...

We have all been dancing around the visitor centre with excitement today as we realised that our newly erected nestcam has some action! Blue tits have taken up residence and have started nest building (we think they first started bringing nesting material in on Monday 11 April). It is starting...