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Post by petesbox on Feb 26, 2019 22:35:03 GMT
Had my first visit of a great tit today, pretty confident its a female.
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Post by petesbox on Feb 26, 2019 22:42:06 GMT
one or two half hearted wriggles maybe.
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Post by matt on Feb 26, 2019 23:00:02 GMT
Great vids Pete! Looks like she was getting pretty comfy in the second vid. Do you have blue tits checking out this box as well at the moment?
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Post by petesbox on Feb 26, 2019 23:12:35 GMT
Hi Matt, yes blue tits have been checking it out, in fact i had a pair only half an hour after the GT.
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Post by matt on Feb 26, 2019 23:15:25 GMT
Good stuff Pete, a bit of competition doesn't hurt!
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Post by WildlifePaul on Feb 26, 2019 23:17:02 GMT
Brilliant Pete, Looks relaxed and interested really good sign!
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Post by petesbox on Feb 26, 2019 23:26:22 GMT
I'm crossing me fingers Paul.
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Post by natalie on Feb 26, 2019 23:49:53 GMT
Hello peter may I ask what box you use? I like the depth and big floor space
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Post by petesbox on Feb 27, 2019 0:02:56 GMT
Hi Natalie, its a starling box from GARDEN NATURE, i bought it because its a tall box and i could fit the electronics for my own lighting system in the top half of the box and drilled a new entrance hole further down the box. I put the block of wood inside to make the floor space a bit smaller as it being a starling box i thought it might be a bit to big for blue/great tits.
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Post by sammi on Feb 28, 2019 15:24:34 GMT
Hi Pete, lovely videos Looks like you will have a nest of great or Blue tits this year I had a second take moment the other day when we saw a long tailed tit around one of the boxes.......I know they don't use boxes but for a split second .....anyway a pair of them have been working their way around our house removing spiders' web. They flew off probably towards some woodland nearby....so I think they are already nest building.
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Post by petesbox on Feb 28, 2019 19:04:39 GMT
Keeping me fingers crossed Sammi, lovely little things the long tailed tits i see them in the garden sometimes during the spring collecting nesting material like you, and sometimes we get a whole flock of them during the summer passing through the garden they stay for a while and then move on.
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Post by natalie on Feb 28, 2019 23:34:06 GMT
Neat idea
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Post by petesbox on Mar 12, 2019 23:15:32 GMT
I've had this pair visiting the last three mornings.
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Post by petesbox on Mar 12, 2019 23:18:17 GMT
The female.
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Post by WildlifePaul on Mar 12, 2019 23:19:30 GMT
That female looks very interested Pete! Could this be another side view box success? My side boxes are always the first boxes to be checked out I wonder if the odd shape of it makes it stand out more to the birds to view it? I am glad its looking promising anyway, Side box is my favourite of the gardenature boxes.
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Post by petesbox on Mar 12, 2019 23:23:58 GMT
I hope so Paul, i got to admit you get far better view of the birds with this box.
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Post by matt on Mar 13, 2019 8:27:03 GMT
Some nice nest wriggles there Pete! Still visiting in the wind for you then?
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Post by petesbox on Mar 13, 2019 13:25:13 GMT
Not many this morning Matt just a couple of brief visits to the hole.
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Post by matt on Mar 13, 2019 13:29:04 GMT
That's more than I'm getting at least
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Post by petesbox on Mar 13, 2019 13:44:42 GMT
That may change once this horrible weather blows over Matt.
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Post by matt on Mar 13, 2019 13:51:20 GMT
Fingers crossed Pete! Looking good after the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 14:00:54 GMT
Nice one Pete!
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Post by elle on Mar 14, 2019 20:29:14 GMT
Things are certainly looking good there Pete Elle xx
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Post by petesbox on Mar 14, 2019 22:28:54 GMT
Lets hope so Elle, the last couple of days has been a bit slow with only a few visits to the hole in the mornings.
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Post by matt on Mar 14, 2019 23:11:45 GMT
Looks like we are getting the last of the storms for a while on Saturday and a return to spring next week - not before time! Fingers crossed for you Pete
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