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A landscape of wetlands and marshes nestled along the Thames Estuary.

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Photo: Kestrel Young at Wat Tyler CP

Clive Woodward

Well now we know for sure that we have 4 young in the nestbox viewed across Timberman's Creek at Wat Tyler CP. A couple of the young are significantly bigger than their siblings but are all now able to tear their own food as the adults just drop prey items into the box. This was taken on 23 June...

on23 Jun 2010
Photo: Male Kestrel at Wat Tyler

Clive Woodward

This male has been a good provider for the chicks, making an average of two food drops an hour during the period of observation. This was digiscoped with some heat haze at Wat Tyler CP on 22 June. At this stage it was unclear if there were 3 or 4 young in the box, certainly 3 were seen in an earlier...

on23 Jun 2010
Photo: Wat Tyler Kestrel

David Lee

In 2009 the kestrels used this box to rear three offspring. This year it looks as if they are planning to repeat this as they are using the box again.

on2 May 2010
Photo: Wat Tyler Kestrels

Clive Woodward

We were unsure how many young were in the box but it looks like at least 3 which were fed twice in the space of an hour by the male on the afternoon of 21 June. Both adults were also seen flying in the vicinity of the nestbox.

on21 Jun 2010
Photo: Wat Tyler Kestrels

Soup Dragon

Hopefully these two will breed again as they have for the last two years.

on3 May 2011