Matt's boxes 2021 BANANARAMA

That is some drama going on in your garden Matt. I’ve seen birds take in and out nesting material earlier in the year and then go onto build it properly before egg laying, but not at this stage.

I just want her to settle in your Box so as you can take some more fab photos of them all

 Matt
good luck for today, the temperatures are good for this week so maybe things will settle down and progress made in the box.  

More strange goings on today! Tony(?) did his usual couple of inspections this morning, and then all quiet until suddenly, this afternoon, there was a completely frantic 45 minutes of action from the pair of them. In and out of the box, both wriggling, no material added (a little taken away), before they went off again, and haven't been back since. Really weird, who knows what they are doing? To make it even weirder, I am not even 100% certain this is Tony at all - it could be a different male altogether. Pretty sure same female, but looking a bit rough today (or recently in the pond). Vid from the motion detector showing one of the visits, below. There were about 25 like this (mostly shorter) recorded when I went to look. See what you think..

Weird isn't it, Taz? I was wondering if anyone on here had seen anything similar, but it is hard to understand what is going on. Nothing all day, then 45 minutes of really frenetic activity - constantly in and out, swapping between male and female - and then nothing. Bizarre. Maybe they are just waiting for the right time to start, but it doesn't seem like normal behaviour. My guess is that they must have another nest on the go somewhere by now.

He must be deviding his  time between two females and nest Matt, the fact they disappear makes you think maybe,just want to see them complete this nest now and progress from there
It really is a guessing game

Its wierd is this Matt, I wondered if they were two females by the way they acted. Doesnt look like Tony as in the scar he had. Wonder what tomorrow will bring. Mean while my Kate is roosting again tonight and is being fussy about the poo in there, picking up and shifting it around  these birds will drive us potty

OK, looked at the vids a bit more and also this morning's. Deffo not Tony this afternoon, I agree with you Karen, that was two females this afternoon - how else to explain the behaviour?

Here's a couple of snaps of Tony from this morning - he is quite identifiable, not just the "scar", but also his tufty head (crest?), which males seem to have, and females not. The plot thickens..

Got my fingers crossed for you that she settles down and finishes the nest 🤞🤞

We're learning all the time, Karen, although mostly what we are learning is that they are completely unpredictable and will do whatever they want, when they want!

Either way, Diane, I've probably had enough excitement for one year anyway!

Nothing today, Paul - quite a bit of activity again yesterday morning, but nothing at all after that. Perhaps that was the final flourish before deciding on elsewhere? Today is the first morning, actually, without a visit at all. It's been quite a ride!