PRIMARY school youngsters are experiencing the wonders of nature as it stages it very own Springwatch.

Excited children at St Brendan’s RC School in Harwood flock to the school hall every day as they watch a nesting Blue Tit whose eggs could hatch any day.

Site manager Eric Hunt hooked up a live feed from a bird box bought for the school and children have been following the bird as she moved in after Christmas and watched her create her nest at the start of spring.

They are now waiting for the eggs to hatch, which they hope will be in the next two weeks.

Mr Hunt said: “This brings children a lot closer to natural and understanding of wildlife. The children do enjoy watching it.

“The Blue Tit moved in January, coming in at night before she starting making her nest in March.”

Everyone who walks through the hall is captivated by the big screen, watching the bird move her eggs around before sitting on them again as well as her partner fly in and out of the nest.

Headteacher Marie Kwiatkowski said: “Year six watch during their breakfast club, and children watch over lunch. It is Mr Hunt who has done this for the children.”

Year Six pupils say watching the Blue Tit in the morning is helping to relax them before their SATs exams.

Michael Rayne, aged 11, said: “It is relaxing before our exams, we watch eat and talk. We saw the other bird come in and feed her caterpillars.”

Millie Jenkins, aged 11, said: “It is very exciting watching the bird and how she moves her eggs. We all really look forward to it.”