A QUICK update on the new neighbours. As you can see from the photos, they’ve checked out vacant property in the area, and have decided this spot will suit them perfectly.
They appear to be moving in. It's probably the same pair that nested here last year. I’ve seen twigs being carried into the space between the chimney post, so I guess the female will soon be laying and sitting on eggs.
I guess it’s quite a good spot to sit and admire the view, with a bit of protection from the chimney stacks from the driving rain, or rather the heat of the sun that we’re enjoying at the moment.
Certainly the noise levels in the early hours of the morning have increased, as the pair declares to the world that this is their patch.
When one bird returns to the other, there is also period of calling, which sounds for all the world like a conversation between them.
“Where have you been?”
“Oh, just down to the promenade.”
“Much about?”
“No, only a few empty fish-and-chip wrappers, you didn’t miss much.”
Fair enough, but do they have to be quite so loud at 5am?
