Two baby Moorhens have hatched.

It must have been around 6.30 am when I became aware of a faint cheep cheep sound through the bedroom window. I lay there for a moment and then it dawned on me, it must be a new moorhen chick. Sure enough I just caught a glimpse of it before it put its head down. No sign of mum or dad and I was very concerned that it had been abandoned. I needn't have worried as one of the parents returned to keep it warm.

Then Ian and Caroline appeared on nb Indulgence. They told me that this was by no means the first chick hatched and the one that had already left the nest was following the other parent around begging for food.

Unfortunately I missed the second chicks leap of faith into the water below, but at the moment both babies are doing well. She now has 3 eggs left in the nest and, as she is still sitting on them, hopefully another one, if not all, will hatch tomorrow