Swift Half SWIFTS update - 19th June 2011

• As predicted   - our first swift egg hatched today at around 0730hrs BST.
• The chick is very small, very pale and has its eyes closed - you may just about make it out in this clip (behind the unhatched egg), before it gets another feed.
• Each adult takes turns now to hunt for food for their one chick, whilst the other keeps the chick and remaining egg warm.
• On avergage, there is a swap over at the nest (when the chick gets fed) every hour and a half.
• I expect the second egg will hatch in two-three days - stick my neck out again and guess the 21st June. Thats of course if its fertile...
• NB. I'll try and record in slightly higher quality now that we have a youngster in the nest - on our tv at home we can clearly hear the nestling peeping quietly - you may not be able to hear that on this MP4 clip on a computer...
• I've uploaded clips number twenty-nine and thirty (better view on 30) onto my website now.
• Great news eh?!