Post by pete11 on Mar 17, 2021 12:40:25 GMT
Hmm well this morning I saw what looked to be the female BT of my local pair perch on a neighbour’s tree and start tugging and pulling at some dried grassy material that was hanging there.
Meanwhile my box has had practically zero interest from the BTs over the past week or so.
Pretty sure what I’ve seen is nesting material being gathered... to be taken to somewhere I know not where, other than it definitely not being my box
A Starling has grabbed similar stuff from my garden this morning too.
The only dead cert nesting happening anywhere near me is the same pair of blackbirds that nested in next door’s cypress tree last year. They’ve been coming and going there with material these last few days.
I wonder what I can do to improve my nest box for next year?
The silver birch it’s located in at the moment is a fairly bendy one that does sway a fair bit in strong wind. Wonder if that’s a contributing factor.
Meanwhile my box has had practically zero interest from the BTs over the past week or so.
Pretty sure what I’ve seen is nesting material being gathered... to be taken to somewhere I know not where, other than it definitely not being my box
A Starling has grabbed similar stuff from my garden this morning too.
The only dead cert nesting happening anywhere near me is the same pair of blackbirds that nested in next door’s cypress tree last year. They’ve been coming and going there with material these last few days.
I wonder what I can do to improve my nest box for next year?
The silver birch it’s located in at the moment is a fairly bendy one that does sway a fair bit in strong wind. Wonder if that’s a contributing factor.