Post by steve on Mar 8, 2019 15:15:55 GMT
Originally our guest a blue tit, was roosting in the box at night, using the toilet, and parting early morning. Then around mid morning a blue tit, not sure if it was the sleeper? would go into the box, and do toilet cleaning duty.
Then after a few more nights, this bird didn’t come home to roost so to speak. Anyway, another visitor, again not sure if it’s the same one? started inspecting the box, and pecking the windows, and then we had a rooster again, same bird? It’s still making itself at home in the box but, has much worse hygene than before. The toilet duties need doing to put it politely. This guest, just sleeps and dumps, no cleaning up
So, I’ll watch and wait.
The other box is now up in a different part of the garden, I’ve put a bigger entrance hole in this one, in the hope if attracting possibly a great tit or house sparrow etc. So far no guests, but something left a deposit on the roof I noticed
Hoping for nests though, and good luck to everybody with their nest boxes.
We have serious action on the feeders, over 15 blue tits in one sitting is getting common, sparrows, robins, great tits, thrush, woodpecker, blackbirds and starlings are all regular visitors.
Steve
Then after a few more nights, this bird didn’t come home to roost so to speak. Anyway, another visitor, again not sure if it’s the same one? started inspecting the box, and pecking the windows, and then we had a rooster again, same bird? It’s still making itself at home in the box but, has much worse hygene than before. The toilet duties need doing to put it politely. This guest, just sleeps and dumps, no cleaning up
So, I’ll watch and wait.
The other box is now up in a different part of the garden, I’ve put a bigger entrance hole in this one, in the hope if attracting possibly a great tit or house sparrow etc. So far no guests, but something left a deposit on the roof I noticed
Hoping for nests though, and good luck to everybody with their nest boxes.
We have serious action on the feeders, over 15 blue tits in one sitting is getting common, sparrows, robins, great tits, thrush, woodpecker, blackbirds and starlings are all regular visitors.
Steve