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I recently moved into a house with a lovely garden with a nest box on the fence just near the house shielded by some trees. Some blue tits nested and mum and dad were busy feeding noisy chicks until about 3 days ago when all activity stopped. The nest is quiet and I haven't seem Mum and Dad at all. According to Google it seems too early for fledging. Could it be a magpie that's been taking over the feeder in the garden or one of the neighbours cats or do they sometimes just leave? Having come from a fairly built up area I was so excited to see the progress of this nest box and am now a bit sad that my first experience of a nest box has potentially ended in tragedy š
I recently moved into a house with a lovely garden with a nest box on the fence just near the house shielded by some trees. Some blue tits nested and mum and dad were busy feeding noisy chicks until about 3 days ago when all activity stopped. The nest is quiet and I haven't seem Mum and Dad at all. According to Google it seems too early for fledging. Could it be a magpie that's been taking over the feeder in the garden or one of the neighbours cats or do they sometimes just leave? Having come from a fairly built up area I was so excited to see the progress of this nest box and am now a bit sad that my first experience of a nest box has potentially ended in tragedy š