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Recent content by Norbert

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    Abandoned nest

    I have a camera inside a nest box in my garden and have had blue tits nesting in the box for a few weeks now and the female had started roosting. Some days ago, however, I saw a cat in the tree which I chased away. When I subsequently looked at the images from the video camera the nice neat nest...
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    Blue tit nesting activity ?

    I had some interest in my blue tit box up until a couple of weeks ago then it completely stopped. I have just noticed, however, that there is a blackbird nesting in a bush about 20ft away from the nest box. Anyone know if the blackbird is likely to be scaring the blue tits away?
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    Where have all the starlings gone

    This year I have hardly seen any starlings in my garden. Usually there are loads of them. Its a shame because I really like starlings - great fun watching them splashing around in the bird bath and I love watching the hoards of young that normally appear around this time of year. Not seen a...
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    Bullfinch

    Nice water feature - wish I had room in my garden for one. We've had a pair of bullfinches in our garden this year - they seem to like nyjer seed - and I've also seen a juvenile with them on occasions too. Such a beautiful bird - I sit and stare at them for ages whenever they appear. I think I...
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    nyjer feeders

    My nyjer feeder attracts goldfinches and at certain times of the year siskins - loads of them in fact! Have also been getting bullfinches visiting it recently too. Definitely recommend putting up a nyjer feeder - I never had any of these birds before I put one up, although I agree with others -...
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    Mealworm questions

    Hi Phthor, Don't know if you have had your questions answered by now, but I too found descriptions of how to do this a bit confusing. I am currently 'breeding' mealworms quite successfully now though, so here are some details of what I have done if it helps. Note that if you can't get hold of...
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    Is this true about nestbox placement?

    I can agree with Ian on this - I have an East facing blue tit box which has been occupied for the last 8 years or so, and a North facing ivy covered wall that has had Robins and Wrens nesting in it over the years. Also, the blue tit box is only a couple of metres from the feeding station - and...
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    How fast do birds empty feeders

    I was quite shocked the other day when I suddenly realised my sunflower seed feeder had been emptied some 24 hours after I had filled it. It is being visited by countless young blue/great/coal tits at the moment so it is hardly surprising. I think it must have been a good year for blue tits - I...
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    Departure day?

    Ours all fledged yesterday too. I actually saw four of them leave at around 6:30 - whilst sitting in the kitchen having breakfast. The remaining two left about an hour later. It's the first time I have witnessed the departure. Twice before that I had to shoo away 2 separate cats who had climbed...
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    Departure day?

    I'm expecting my chicks to leave the nest today or tomorrow. Do you happen to know if there is any particular time of day that they are more likely to leave - do they tend to leave early morning or are they just as likely to leave later in the day? I've set the video recorder to try to capture...
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    Breeding Meal Worms?

    Yes, pretty scary close up aren't they! Great pics on your website by the way Dylan.
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    Breeding Meal Worms?

    The black ones are definitely dead ones and not pupae. I think I may have got a slightly duff batch of mealworms from the supplier. Lots of the ones I have kept aside to feed to the birds have turned black too - which has never really happened before. I have got plenty of the creamy pupae in my...
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    Breeding Meal Worms?

    I have started cultivating mealworms but I have noticed a fair number of the mealworms have turned black. I think this means they have died. Does anyone know what may be the problem? I have followed all the instructions and advice posted here about temperature, moisture, food, etc, etc but they...
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    youngsters

    Saw some baby House Sparrows in the garden today, which is nice as the number of Sparrows in my garden have dropped noticably this year, although nowhere near as dramatic as the drop in the number of Starlings. Usually get loads of baby Starlings - I'll be eager to see if we get any this year...
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    Bluetit Bully

    Funny you should mention that. I have noticed exactly the same thing. We have had blue tits nesting in our garden for some years and I have never noticed them being as protective as they are this year. We get a lot of siskins and they seem to get seen off as soon as the tit sees them, although...
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