Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 7:49:15 GMT
Hi Paul
We usually get 3 or 4 pairs with the latter number for the last few seasons. As you can see from the picture below, the two on the left are the concrete artificial ones that I put up in the 1990's. These are used every year. Then there are two that are built or rebuilt above the alarm to the right. I accidentally broke the front off the left one when I was blocking access to the blue tits last month. However, they have crumbled away in previous winters and are quickly repaired by returning birds.
I reckon we now have about 11 or 12 nests on the street so have quite a colony. I am quietly pleased that I started the process by putting up the concrete nests which took a couple of seasons before they attracted a single pair.
We often get 3 broods, but last year the birds had disappeared from our street by early September having stopped at two.
We usually get 3 or 4 pairs with the latter number for the last few seasons. As you can see from the picture below, the two on the left are the concrete artificial ones that I put up in the 1990's. These are used every year. Then there are two that are built or rebuilt above the alarm to the right. I accidentally broke the front off the left one when I was blocking access to the blue tits last month. However, they have crumbled away in previous winters and are quickly repaired by returning birds.
I reckon we now have about 11 or 12 nests on the street so have quite a colony. I am quietly pleased that I started the process by putting up the concrete nests which took a couple of seasons before they attracted a single pair.
We often get 3 broods, but last year the birds had disappeared from our street by early September having stopped at two.