Netherlands - De Mortel - 2020 / ? & ?

[dupre501]

April 22 - cute video of male really wanting to brood the eggs, to the point he practically pushes under the female to do so, at end of video it is revealed one of the eggs has a hole in it. https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekijken/eindelijk-een-gaatje
April 22 - first and second chicks hatch
April 23 - third and fourth chicks hatch
April 24 - quibbling over feeding the chicks https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekijken/man-wil-ook-voeren

[dupre501]

According to this site, about a week and there should be hatching. As a prelude they have given a nice explanation about hatching process. Much as TPC has explained in the past, but with close-up photos.

https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/blog/lezen/nog-heel-even-in-hun-ei

[dupre501]

Three peregrines at the nest box?

About 1.5 minutes into the clip you see the female brooding in the box, the male arrives with food, a third peregrine is on top of the nest box. After the male drops off the food and the female flies away with it, eventually the third peregrine follows.

https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekijken/kom-van-dat-dak-af

[dupre501]

The recent goings on...
March 12 - first egg
March 15 - second egg
March 16 - non-resident falcon visits site while resident falcon is in the nestbox with the eggs https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekijken/vreemd-bezoek
March 17 - third egg
March 20 - fourth egg
March 23 - again non-resident flies up to nest box while resident falcon is incubating https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekijken/vreemde-op-rooster

[dupre501]

2020 season is now underway here. They have 2 eggs.