Post by WildlifePaul on Apr 15, 2020 10:06:51 GMT
Hopefully this gives you a little bit of hope GBH, Because I don't believe spooky was enough to fully scare it with the behaviour you've said of.
But in 2015, It was my first year with a camera box, I had boxes in the garden but never a camera box.
Long story short my garden wasn't what it was now, I barely had birds, I couldn't even get a nest however in 2014 we got a nest in one of our boxes.
I was really happy it was the first sign that a few years of building the garden up worked, Window cleaner done the windows and the blue tit went crazy (he was lend over the box to clean the window) she didn't come back, I was gutted.
Autumn 2014, I bought 3 new boxes from CJ Wildlife all like my current sparrow box, Rigged them with cheap black and white cameras.
2015 we get nest building by the blue tits, I couldn't stop watching glued to my telly! Then she was frightened nest half built I thought ffs 2014 all over again.
time was pasting we was in the middle of April, 12 days later she was back after no visits before hand nothing at all, She build the nest fully within a day (was half built like yours)
and laid her first egg the next day, I believe this happened due to her other site being disturbed or could of been the case she come back to the box she originally wanted.
Sorry for the big reply, Just wanted to give you a little hope for the next week or 2! I think people think its been plain sailing for me and I get nests every year and always have, Really not the case, I spent years getting it to the place I am at now with my birds and it is so rewarding to me, So I know people's struggles on here because I've been through them myself.
2016 was when it really turned around in my garden and I went from 1 BT nest in 2015 to 3 BT's and a sparrow nest.
So year by year you never know what is going to happen, She could come back, I am not saying she will but that is what happened to me in 2015, So I hope it gives you a little hope going forward.
But in 2015, It was my first year with a camera box, I had boxes in the garden but never a camera box.
Long story short my garden wasn't what it was now, I barely had birds, I couldn't even get a nest however in 2014 we got a nest in one of our boxes.
I was really happy it was the first sign that a few years of building the garden up worked, Window cleaner done the windows and the blue tit went crazy (he was lend over the box to clean the window) she didn't come back, I was gutted.
Autumn 2014, I bought 3 new boxes from CJ Wildlife all like my current sparrow box, Rigged them with cheap black and white cameras.
2015 we get nest building by the blue tits, I couldn't stop watching glued to my telly! Then she was frightened nest half built I thought ffs 2014 all over again.
time was pasting we was in the middle of April, 12 days later she was back after no visits before hand nothing at all, She build the nest fully within a day (was half built like yours)
and laid her first egg the next day, I believe this happened due to her other site being disturbed or could of been the case she come back to the box she originally wanted.
Sorry for the big reply, Just wanted to give you a little hope for the next week or 2! I think people think its been plain sailing for me and I get nests every year and always have, Really not the case, I spent years getting it to the place I am at now with my birds and it is so rewarding to me, So I know people's struggles on here because I've been through them myself.
2016 was when it really turned around in my garden and I went from 1 BT nest in 2015 to 3 BT's and a sparrow nest.
So year by year you never know what is going to happen, She could come back, I am not saying she will but that is what happened to me in 2015, So I hope it gives you a little hope going forward.