Kestrel nestbox survives gale force winds

On the drive back from Sherwood yesterday I suddenly remembered the Kestrel nestbox.
The winds of 60 mph might dislodge the box from the ratchet belt which straps it to a branch at about 30 feet.
On arrival, I grabbed the scope to check........and it was all ok....Phew!

The box is built from recycled old wood offcuts that would have been thrown away. My ramshackle design seems to have left a little window for the female to keep an eye on things.

(see circled in photo - click on pic to enlarge)


















I'm so glad that it withstood the gales.

Heres the female on her fav perch outside the box.

















I'm back on duty with the Hen harrier webcam project on Saturday, but fear that there may be nothing to watch as the 3 bigger chicks are all practicing flying now!

Heres a vid of them 12 days ago! Getting really big even back then.



Click here for Christines Hen harrier blog.

Hopefully there will still be something to see on Saturday.