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European Gardening: Winterwatch?, 1 by Resin

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Resin wrote:
Quoting:They already had young? Is that normal of is it because the strange weather?

Normal, though infrequent - they need a reliable food supply to be able to nest in the winter, but occasional paris do breed in most winters; usually there's a bit of a gap in nesting between mid December and February. The one I saw was just getting its first white neck feathers, which indicates an age of about 3 months, so the eggs were probably laid in November.

Didn't get a pic of the youngster, but here's an adult

Resin