I’ve got a couple of Housemartin nests under the eaves of my house. The birds come back every year and nest in the same place and usually make a wee extension on the old nest. It’s a real pleasure listening to the young birds and watching the parents swooping around with food for them.
So, cut to half an hour ago I’ve found five chicks all laying on the patio below the nest. Little pink featherless corpses 🙁 The nest looks undamaged and for now no sign of the parents.
Anyone ornithological types on here know what could possibly have happened?
D.