Speculation that egg-predation by stoats may be cause of failed breeding attempt by Norfolk bee-eaters

                                            

Still hoping . .  . the Norfolk quarry bee-eaters  (photo: RSPB)

IF at first you don't succeed  . .  .

Unfortunately this month's initial attempt by bee-eaters to nest in a disused quarry near Cromer in North Norfolk appears to have  failed - possibly because of egg- predation by stoats.

However, RSPB staff wardening the site have not given  up hope.

The birds are still present and have resumed courtship feeding, so another breeding attempt could be imminent.

But the question remains - what, if anything, to do about those pesky stoats?