A week in the life of a kestrel family - the first chick to hatch is joined by four siblings, but there is danger afoot when a barn owl tries to enter the nest.
Seven days in the kestrel nest
Kestrels Apollo & Athena have a clutch of six eggs. The first chick hatched on May 3rd, with a second hatching later that day. A third and fourth sibling arrived over the following two days and, two days later, a final chick hatches out. Out of the clutch, one egg fails. Apollo and Athena must work to keep the chicks fed - and safe. Watch them join forces to see off an intruder - Tappy the barn owl.
