Dorset Hobby Camera Live 2024
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Welcome to this 2024 live stream from a wild hobby nest in rural Dorset, England.
Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
This camera is provided by Wildlife Windows Ltd and brought to you by Dorset Raptor Study Group drsg.co.uk/ .
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Hobbies (Falco subbuteo) are a long-winged migratory falcon which breed relatively late in the UK in order to take advantage of prey items such as juvenile swallows, house martins and dragonflies. Eurasian hobbies mostly over-winter in the southern half of Africa arriving back in mid-April to mid-May to begin the breeding process. It’s amazing to know these birds have flown so far and returned to lay their eggs in the same 6 square inches at least 4 years in a row.
3 eggs have been laid which is a normal clutch size for hobbies.
Egg 1, 2nd June 6:47 pm
Egg 2, 5th June 6:46 am (60 hours)
Egg 3, 7th June 8:04 pm (61.25 hours)
Hatching should start approx. end of the first week in July
Notes: This is a wild nest showing wild birds doing wild things. The main prey items will be birds and dragonflies and some bats.
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