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Bluetits at Cliveden

Bluetits at Cliveden

You can watch very special footage of a pair of bluetits nesting and looking after their young.

The pair live at Cliveden, near Maidenhead where a camera was installed in their nestbox.

WATCH and LISTEN

	Mother with eggs(28k)
	First chick born (28k)
	Chicks being fed (28k)
	Chicks growing up (28k)
	Chicks ready to leave nest (28k)
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FACTS

It's quite unusual for the male to help so much with feeding as he does here.

The chicks only take around 10 days to grow up

To view the videos you'll need to download the realplayer plugin

	Video clip 1 Mother is keeping the eggs warm between frequent food runs and naps.
	Video clip 2 First appearance of one of the chicks. It emerges from under a piece of shell in the top-left corner of the nest.
	Video clip 3 You can see the newborn chicks wriggling around and opening their mouths wide to receive food.
	Video clip 4 The birds are growing up and will soon be able to leave the nest.
	Video clip 5 See the baby bluetits jostling for position in the crowded nest. Watch mum come to give them a quick feed.