Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2020 17:05:37 GMT
Hi All!!!!
Thought I would log in before I sojourn to Goa for 4.5 weeks tomorrow. I have spent the last 6 days replacing 3 cables to existing nestboxes and future proofing boxes by burying 50mm plastic pipe under flags by the gate to take cables. I now have a sparrow box under the eaves nearby next doors sparrow colony (thanks for the direction Paul) and have set up my DVR that now displays 11 nest box cameras! ( my robin kettle is refusing to connect but i think its the old camera
) So I only have the one rooster but I live in hope with a new large Blackbird box in the ivy, the Robin Kettle and and the new Sparrow box!
The log box that was intended for Coal tits and was chosen by Blue Tits (before predation of female) was completely waterlogged on inspection last week. So it has been replaced with a cheap standard box. The Beech log nest box burnt well on my log burner for 4 hours so was not wasted!
In general terms I have never witnessed such a paucity of birds over winter in my garden for 25 years!!!! Now this last week I have seen more Sparrows, Starlings, Coal, Blue and Great Tits returning which is reassuring but my garden has been a desert since last October
!
Anyhow, here is to a good season for everyone! I have 11 camera boxes all displays on my kitchen TV (well 10 until the Robin Kettle gets sorted) and livein hope!!!
Thought I would log in before I sojourn to Goa for 4.5 weeks tomorrow. I have spent the last 6 days replacing 3 cables to existing nestboxes and future proofing boxes by burying 50mm plastic pipe under flags by the gate to take cables. I now have a sparrow box under the eaves nearby next doors sparrow colony (thanks for the direction Paul) and have set up my DVR that now displays 11 nest box cameras! ( my robin kettle is refusing to connect but i think its the old camera
) So I only have the one rooster but I live in hope with a new large Blackbird box in the ivy, the Robin Kettle and and the new Sparrow box! The log box that was intended for Coal tits and was chosen by Blue Tits (before predation of female) was completely waterlogged on inspection last week. So it has been replaced with a cheap standard box. The Beech log nest box burnt well on my log burner for 4 hours so was not wasted!
In general terms I have never witnessed such a paucity of birds over winter in my garden for 25 years!!!! Now this last week I have seen more Sparrows, Starlings, Coal, Blue and Great Tits returning which is reassuring but my garden has been a desert since last October
!Anyhow, here is to a good season for everyone! I have 11 camera boxes all displays on my kitchen TV (well 10 until the Robin Kettle gets sorted) and livein hope!!!
