[Tinkerbell]

4th May and although we have seen very little obvious toing and froing to the nest box, it's apparent that our bluetit has been extremely active. Just switched the tele on to find 9 eggs exposed, so it looks as though she's been upending daily to lay another egg (spotted on the nest a couple of days ago panting, which usually means an egg is imminent). Until today, all the eggs had been well hidden so we had no idea there were so many. It looks therefore as though she's ready to begin incubation, so there will be busy periods each day when all the eggs are turned several times to ensure they all have a chance.

It'll probably be another 10/12 days before a chick appears, but we shall have to be vigilant - we have the focus on the camera better adjusted this year, so are looking forward to more developments.