Day 7 — Day N — Male repeatedly on the nest cup

Overnight incubation was steady but interrupted. Between 00:00 and 06:00, the female cycled on and off in roughly 15–45 minute increments, with empty stretches at 00:45–01:00, 02:00–02:30, 03:45–04:15, and 04:45. Five eggs visible during each gap. The cup was empty across most of 06:00–07:00. At 07:09, a male arrived and sat in the cup briefly, followed by the female in the same clip — logged as a relief event, but the male’s presence on the eggs is unusual. He returned at 07:59 and remained through the 08:00 interval, again sitting on the cup. The female took over by 08:15 and incubated through 08:30. Midday saw three more male appearances at the nest. At 11:53 he settled into the cup again. The female resumed at 12:00. At 13:08 she returned to a briefly empty nest, and at 13:09 the male was once more sitting in the cup. Each time he stayed for a full clip’s duration rather than a brief touch. No detections between roughly 13:30 and 19:57, when the female arrived and settled in for evening incubation. Nest was empty again at 21:37 with all 5 eggs visible. Notable today: five separate clips with the male in the nest cup…

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