Kestrel Nest Box Cam

The Nest Box

This camera looks into a purpose-built nest box for common kestrels (Falco tinnunculus), a compact wooden chamber lined with gravel and mounted on the facade of a multi-storey building. The overhead angle reveals the entire scrape, offering an intimate, unobstructed view of the breeding site.

Urban Falcons

Kestrels have adapted remarkably well to town and city life, hunting small rodents and insects over rooftops, parks and roadside verges. Watching from above, viewers can follow the full breeding cycle — courtship, egg-laying, incubation and the rapid growth of the chicks.

A Conservation Project

The feed is run by a local kestrel protection group dedicated to safeguarding nesting sites and raising awareness of these birds of prey. Each successful brood broadcast here supports the wider effort to keep the species thriving alongside people.

What to Watch For

The activity shifts with the season: adults shuttling prey to hungry nestlings, the constant shuffle of growing chicks, and the dramatic moment when a fledgling first tests its wings at the edge of the box. A burned-in clock confirms you are watching real-time wildlife.