I said yesterday that I was 99% certain that egg laying had begun but didn't feel that it was safe to check. Their behaviour was so different than on any of my previous visits in the last 6 weeks. I have witnessed site selection and nest building and if all progresses then eggs were due any day now. I couldn't visit the site until this evening and when I arrived there was no sign whatsoever of either birds, even though I watched for 30 minutes or so. I decided to check the nest for eggs and am glad to report that it contained two. Knowing that eggs are laid in the morning on consecutive days I am certain that I was correct in yesterdays assessment. To me there is nothing more beautiful than a bird's egg, it is the epitome of everything that is special in nature. Knowing that a bird will only lay an egg when conditions are perfect makes it special to be able to share in the intimate parts of it's life. The last 5 weeks have been building to this moment and I am thrilled that she has started to lay her clutch, as expected. There is still a long way to go but things are progressing just as I hoped.