Kestrel Chicks, South West Pembrokeshire Coast

Five Kestrel chicks at a traditional coastal nest were waiting patiently for a food delivery just after lunch today. Four got much noisier when the father turned up and the lucky chick retreated to the back of the cave to eat. There was only one food delivery in a fifteen minute watch and the chicks had all been waiting at the front of the nest.

Yesterday there were two food deliveries in ten minutes with both adults hunting close to the nest and only two or three of the chicks waiting at the front of the cave. Presumably the wetter and colder weather today had made hunting much harder. The middle chick was grey and noticeably much more downy,  but probably the noisiest - hope he makes it.