Nice to see Princess on the nestbox this morning ... no eggs in the scrape, but one step at a time ...
Is it actually anytime now for the first egg?
It is bcbird. Last year I believe first egg was laid on the 17th, last on the 23rd. (will double-check my records when I get home)
At present I'm watching Princess prowl around the nestbox, peering in corners, glaring at individual pebbles, then practically wearing off her breast feathers as she slides breast-first along the gravel (will be sure to post a video of that tonight). And then she snottily "looks" at the camera, which is just an optical illusion because she's actually looking out of the box with one eye rather than looking straight ahead at the camera. Still looks like a snotty look though.