Post by benn on Mar 21, 2022 12:20:31 GMT
Hi All
Thought I would post again this year. We spent February in Goa and then last week I was at Cheltenham races all week. On returning my wife Hazel said had been a lot of activity in our wall blue tit box. We had a successful nest in there last year and a female rooster all winter so no surprise there.
However, on turning on the cameras this morning for the first time this year we saw this!
Now the amount of moss is completely unexpected. This nest is probably 5-6 weeks in advance of previous years given our elevation. What happened next was surprising. Now are there two females or two pairs competing?
Next up we have a Sparrow box that no Sparrow has ever been near. However, for the last two winters it has been used by a Male Blue Tit as roost, hence a lot of droppings. This morning we saw this Great Tit busy removing the droppings:
So certainly things look promising. No Starlings, Blackbirds or Robins for us this or last year by the looks of things.
Thought I would post again this year. We spent February in Goa and then last week I was at Cheltenham races all week. On returning my wife Hazel said had been a lot of activity in our wall blue tit box. We had a successful nest in there last year and a female rooster all winter so no surprise there.
However, on turning on the cameras this morning for the first time this year we saw this!
Now the amount of moss is completely unexpected. This nest is probably 5-6 weeks in advance of previous years given our elevation. What happened next was surprising. Now are there two females or two pairs competing?
Next up we have a Sparrow box that no Sparrow has ever been near. However, for the last two winters it has been used by a Male Blue Tit as roost, hence a lot of droppings. This morning we saw this Great Tit busy removing the droppings:
So certainly things look promising. No Starlings, Blackbirds or Robins for us this or last year by the looks of things.