6th May Unfortunately, the female did not return last night to cover her chicks, and looking at the cameras this morning, all the chicks have passed away. The male is still about bringing back food and is obviously a bit confused and it is very sad to watch as he tries to call to his […]
Diary
2007 Box 4 Updates
11th March Currently, Box 4 is getting a lot more interest than the main Box 1 at the moment! We hope our pair of Blue Tits settle down soon and decide which box they would like to nest in. It was around the end of March last year that nest building began so fingers crossed, […]
2006 House Sparrow Nest
18th June Just a quick update, the Sparrows have covered over their nest near the top of the box so the camera cannot see much. However, we can see movement in the nest and know that there are chicks inside (which we can hear outside from the garden!). Both parents have been in feeding and […]
2006 Blue Tit Nest
8th June Today two chicks fledged successfully from Box 1. The first left the nest at 8.11am whilst the second left at 12.25pm. The single parent has been seen with the chicks in a neighbouring garden feeding them from our feeders. However, the chicks have not stayed in our garden so we may not be […]
2005 Blue Tit Nest
March 8th 2004 was the first sightings of the Blue Tit in Bird Box 1. A pair were seen taking nesting material to the box for a long time. Unfortunately, a camera was not in the box at the time so therefore, no footage. However a camera was mounted outside the box and some footage […]