Post by sammi on Feb 22, 2019 16:07:40 GMT
Well I've got renewed hope after reading this article I found 
RSPB wildlife adviser Val Osborne explains; “At this time of year, many birds are starting to do early checks of nesting sites to claim their patch. They tap around holes and in nestboxes, as visual and audible signs to other birds that this site is taken. Blue tits and starlings are the most obvious culprits but other birds will be showing similar signs.
After pecking around the hole, the birds are likely to disappear to get themselves in tip-top condition for the breeding season, but many people think they’ve left because the box entrance is too small.”
Read more at ww2.rspb.org.uk/our-work/rspb-news/news/302214-sold-signs-going-up-on-uk-nest-boxes#eKUZ6yX7PGbgamJZ.99
RSPB wildlife adviser Val Osborne explains; “At this time of year, many birds are starting to do early checks of nesting sites to claim their patch. They tap around holes and in nestboxes, as visual and audible signs to other birds that this site is taken. Blue tits and starlings are the most obvious culprits but other birds will be showing similar signs.
After pecking around the hole, the birds are likely to disappear to get themselves in tip-top condition for the breeding season, but many people think they’ve left because the box entrance is too small.”
Read more at ww2.rspb.org.uk/our-work/rspb-news/news/302214-sold-signs-going-up-on-uk-nest-boxes#eKUZ6yX7PGbgamJZ.99