During the night Little Darwin's nesting Curlews sitting on two eggs were seemingly being threatened . Their screeching caused the switching on of outside lights, running out with torches to see what what was causing the uproar. Both birds , away from the eggs, were loudly screeching, their wings extended in defensive pose.
No owl , no cat, no snake was seen. In the morning , surprise, it was discovered that there were two newly hatched chicks.
Unfortunately, another nesting pair of Curlew at the back of the property are looking after what is obviously an infertile egg , and drastic action will have to be taken to remove it from under a bird .
While checking on the new Curlews, three tiny baby Plovers were seen running after a noisy parent across the road .
