River Rea Kingfisher nests 2023
Lucky to find 2 River Rea Kingfisher nests in July.
3 fledged on the Thursday 31st August (KN)
Another 2 fledged Saturday 2nd September (DL), same day as the West Midlands all dayer.
For the all dayer, 2 Kingfisher were seen at Bartley Reservoir and I saw one myself that afternoon.
The dates for the nesting Kingfishers were;
River Rea & previous nests flooded due to rain 7th July
Nest digging started 8th July and could have taken a week to complete
Female was laying eggs 14th July and could have taken a week to complete
Male bought female a fish to the nest on the 15th July and she flew out to take it
Female mainly sat on the eggs (BTO/RSPB state 20 days)
Eggs hatched early August and were brooded for approx one week
The female left and the male bought fish for the chicks in the nest.
After approx 24 to 25 days chicks fledged (RSPB state 24 days)
