Post by WildlifePaul on Mar 8, 2019 13:07:40 GMT
Sounds about right Karen,
By the sounds of it the male interested in next door box runs both your garden and hers.
He won't let another male init that is why he is chasing the one from your box again and will do so until he gets the hint and doesn't come back.
Normally ends in a massive fight, If your male is chased away easy it shows the other male runs your garden and next door.
The only way two nests that close together will work is 1 male 2 females.
Your best chance at moment would be next doors male chasing away your male and then pairing up with the female.
I had this in 2016 when 1 blue tit male had 3 females on the go and they all nested closely however he did only feed 1 set of chicks.
It was his first females chicks he fed so he stayed loyal to his first pairing.
Another 2 females had to do it alone but they had my help with mealworms / waxworms so did good!
Its all about territory and a male blue tit will not let another male anywhere near its territory.
By the sounds of it the male interested in next door box runs both your garden and hers.
He won't let another male init that is why he is chasing the one from your box again and will do so until he gets the hint and doesn't come back.
Normally ends in a massive fight, If your male is chased away easy it shows the other male runs your garden and next door.
The only way two nests that close together will work is 1 male 2 females.
Your best chance at moment would be next doors male chasing away your male and then pairing up with the female.
I had this in 2016 when 1 blue tit male had 3 females on the go and they all nested closely however he did only feed 1 set of chicks.
It was his first females chicks he fed so he stayed loyal to his first pairing.
Another 2 females had to do it alone but they had my help with mealworms / waxworms so did good!
Its all about territory and a male blue tit will not let another male anywhere near its territory.