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[Closed] Fledgelings Q

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Do birds as a rule fly straight from the nest?
I've got several nests in my garden and one I've been able to look right into as it's under a window.
I've been watching the four chicks grow, but yesterday it was empty. I did notice the female Blackbird going frantic and I have seen it tend one fledgeling that's sat in the hedge.
Are the other three likely to be lining a cats tummy, how does this work?


 
Posted : 21/04/2010 9:16 am
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do you have cuckoos round you? could be that

or the nest was raided by cat/ferret/other birds

seems a little early to be fledging but they do tent to hop around on nearby branches getting their strength up first


 
Posted : 21/04/2010 9:25 am
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Can't wait to get home to see if the little fella is still alive. He was flapping like a ****er this morning trying to take off.
Is it likely that it's the same nesting pair that have been coming back over the years?
I feel proper soft I do.


 
Posted : 21/04/2010 3:48 pm
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depends on the bird, a lot will return to the same nest


 
Posted : 21/04/2010 7:15 pm