Kestrel Delight at Stow Maries Aerodrome
I have been longing to get down to Stow Maries Aerodrome for a while. All through lockdown, Denis Stretton and I have been experimenting...
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- May 9, 2021
Kestrels battle a Hobby: Incredible footage from Stow Maries Aerodrome
I have been working with Denis Stretton, at Stow Maries Aerodrome in Essex on a number of camera projects. He has been using the Birdsy...
- Mar 13, 2018
Inside and Outside the Kestrel Box.. more action today
This morning, I swung my PTZ camera around so it was trained on the outside of the nest box that the kestrels are interested in. It...
- Jun 8, 2014
Wildlife Activity… too much footage to cope with!!
I love filming and recording and documenting what is happening in my garden, but it does sometimes mean that I have so much footage, I...
- Apr 21, 2013
Exciting Footage from the Kestrel Box!
After driving back home from Devon, one of the first things I did was to have a look at what had been recorded on my cameras. I was not...
- Apr 7, 2013
Another new visitor to the Kestrel Box!
I was not surprised today to see 2 new visitors to the kestrel box… a pair of jackdaws! These animated characters chased off the stock...
- Apr 5, 2013
Wildlife Overload!!!
It is becoming almost impossible to work from home, surrounded by 4 monitors, displaying 16 cams, which are just about all kicking into...
- Apr 3, 2013
Stock Doves decide to check out the Kestrel Box!
After all the excitement of a tawny owl, these pretty stock doves do not seem such an exciting proposition, but they have certainly been...
- Apr 2, 2013
Wow! A Tawny makes a visit!
Having just returned from a long weekend away in Wales, one of the first things I did was to have a quick look to see what had been...
- Jan 6, 2013
My Kestrel Box gets a clear-out!…..
A few years ago, I put up a kestrel box on a barn that is level with the end of my garden. The barn belongs to my neighbour whose field...
- Dec 29, 2011
Kestrel Visitor Excitement!
I was thrilled today to see a male kestrel sitting in my kestrel box! This box is mounted up on a barn on my neighbour’s field, at the...
- Apr 1, 2011
Today’s Jackdaw Footage
I have been watching these jackdaws most of today, as I have my camera on a separate screen and I can watch it as I work from my...
- Apr 1, 2011
Jackdaws taking over!
A pair of jackdaws have been showing an increasing interest in the kestrel box I have mounted in an oak tree in my garden. This is at the...
- Mar 29, 2011
Jackdaw ‘take-over’
I am getting a little concerned now that I have not had my kestrel pair return to visit the nest box. I have been running i-catcher on...
- Mar 27, 2011
Weekend nest box update
After the lovely warm weather we had during the week, this weekend has been quite disappointing. Saturday was grey and gloomy with a...
- Mar 24, 2011
Jackdaws check out oak tree kestrel box
I was out in the garden this morning, when movement in the oak tree caught my attention. My first kestrel box is erected here… the one...
- Mar 15, 2011
Kestrel Update
Exciting news on the kestrel front, when they were seen mating on the live camera on Sunday! I missed it sadly, and did not have it on...
- Mar 11, 2011
What is the difference between a male & female kestrel?
A couple of people have asked me how I can tell the difference between the male and female kestrel when they visit my nest box. This clip...
- Mar 9, 2011
Kestrels have moved in!
I cannot quite believe my luck… the male and female kestrel have been around the nest box for much of the last two days. The jackdaws...
- Mar 7, 2011
First Video Footage of Kestrel Pair Visiting the Nest Box
I have finally managed to get the video together of the highlights of today’s amazing footage. I had only dared to dream about obtaining...