Phew! Now that was traumatic.  The singleton is doing fine and he along with the two older chicks in the nest of three now have leg rings on, giving them numbers 1, 2 and 3 of 2012. It's a bit nerve wracking putting the rings on such tiny creatures and their parents are non too pleased at my being near the nest. The rings are necessary to ensure proof of age and in a stock which is all prety closely related and hence very similar in appearance, you need to keep a track of who is whose chick. Done for the moment - 1 Scotch to be done later this week if it gets to a week old - 13 April for the third of the nest fo three.