We now have seven eggs. It has been another cold, wet day (maximum temperature 8.2°C) and the eggs have been fully covered with a layer of down and feathers for most of it. However, for a short time this evening, as the bird was tidying the nest, she left them fully exposed. They were neatly arranged with six round the outside and one in the middle as shown.
As she was coming and going, doing her usual evening wind down programme, the male popped in with a small present in his beak. You can just see it in the picture which is of the male. Unfortunately, the female was not present and after a few moments in which he appeared puzzled, he left. She came back for the last time soon after, but unless he had fed her outside, it was too late. The male did not come again.