Well it appears we are switching boxes this year! The Blue Tits decided after weeks of checking out our main blue tit nest box that they would actually build their nest in one of our sparrow boxes. Most of the cameras aren’t actually in place this season so we only had cameras on box 1 […]
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Progress in Box 1?
Well yesterday there was evidence that nest building had started but today the box is more or less empty again! The pair of Blue Tits have been in and out this morning pulling pieces out and then just dropping them on the floor below the box. They go through this ritual every year so we […]
Nest Building Started
Nest building has started in Box 1 with one of the Blue Tits bringing in lots of nesting material. It doesn’t stay for long as it gets sorted and then taken out again! This morning there was the basis of a nest in the bottom of the box but now there is only a few […]
2010 Blue Tit Nest
27th April Unfortunately, we haven’t seen the female blue tit for a couple of days now and we think something must have happened to her. The male blue tit still visits reguarly, calling all the time looking for his mate. It’s a sad end but it looks like the end for Box 1 this year. […]
2009 Robin Nest
7th June We have had a quick peek into the nest just to see what was actually there. It looked like there were 4 eggs in total. Two had hatched and the third was on its way. It is a shame this nest wasn’t successful but we will keep our fingers crossed for next year. […]
2009 Blue Tit Nest
31st May It was a busy morning for the parent Blue Tits, bringing in lots of food to the remaining 7 chicks, whilst also feeding the 2 fledglings. By 8.20am, 2 more chicks had fledged, leaving 5 in the nest. The next left at 8.45 and the final 4 had all fledged by 9.05am. They […]
2009 Goldfinch Nest
28th May Unfortunately, the female has not been back to the nest at all today. We are unsure what has happened. As the camera moved about in the tree a lot, we could not set up motion recording. She had been sitting on the nest for some time and any eggs were probably due to […]
2008 Blackbird Nest
28th June The other chicks fledged this morning at 5.20am. We have seen all three in the garden a few times today with the parents so fingers crossed all is well for them! Thank You for watching and reading, we hope you have enjoyed this year and will visit us again soon! Rest assured, we […]
2008 Blue Tit Nest
24th March We haven’t seen a lot of the Blue Tit’s recently in the garden or the boxes so we think we will not be having any nesting birds this year in any of our boxes which is a shame! 20th March Both Blue Tits have been around in the garden a lot over the […]
2007 House Sparrow Nest
13th May We haven’t seen any activity in this box for a few days now so we think the sparrows have now gone elsewhere. We will continue to keep an eye on the box and let you know if anything happens! 29th April We noticed a pair of Sparrows having a good look at Box […]