This video combines all of our Wagtail Nest Cam Shorts into one complete documentary.

From nest building, egg laying, incubation, and the hatching of the chicks, to the unexpected events that unfolded in the wild...

Join us as we follow a wagtail family's journey over the course of approximately 23 days, captured by a fixed nest camera.

Nature doesn't always unfold the way we hope.
This documentary is not only about the birth of new life, but also about the devotion and determination of two parent birds doing everything they could to raise their family.

Thank you for watching their story until the very end.

Chapters
00:00 DAY1–3 | Nest Building Begins
00:59 DAY4–5 | The First Egg!
02:04 DAY6–7 | Three Eggs in the Nest!
03:30 DAY8 | A Stormy Night – Will Incubation Begin?
04:25 DAY9 | The Fifth Egg & Incubation Begins
05:15 DAY10–16 | Incubating Five Eggs
06:17 DAY17 | The Father Appears – Was He Incubating Too?
07:27 DAY18–20 | Chicks Hatch! A Confused Father
08:45 DAY21–23 | The Chicks' Final Night
09:31 | A Wagtail and a Snake: A Battle for Survival

The footage inside the nest was recorded only after confirming that the parent birds had left the nest and were not nearby, in order to minimize disturbance.