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    Blue Tits nest building in mid March - will it end in disaster?

    Here in the UK we have had a really welcomed break in the weather with temperatures topping 20deg C in some areas. However the blue tit that’s been rousting in our birdbox over the winter has started nest building, this in mid March! Last year we had a similar situation where it got warm early...
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    Blue Tit looking to roost over the winter?

    The Blue Tit is back! so as recommended we will leave the little chap alone. The birdbox has a Raspberry Pi camera and DC to DC converter so the box gets a few degrees warmer that the outside. I would agree with Delia and Kits that the late spring and the lack of food was a contributing factor...
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    Blue Tit looking to roost over the winter?

    After months with no sign of activity in our birdbox we have a new visitor, here in the UK it's starting to get cold as we move from late Summer and into Winter, I have previously been told it's not advisable to have over-wintering Blue Tits roosting as these can disrupt Spring nesting. Should I...
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    Female Blue Tit on the nest.
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    A first this year, TEN Blue Tit eggs
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    Blue Tits are back!

    Nestbox update: No one in the nestbox last year or the year before but breeding pair of blue tits have been busy nest building over the past few weeks and today (27-04-18) we have 8 eggs with mum sitting on the nest. incubation should be approx 12 - 15 days which will bring us into mid May...
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    All five blue tit chicks dead this morning

    Thanks for the feedback guys. In the UK it has been cold and wet for the time of year, but think I will take up the suggestion to clean the box out and if we are lucky enough to get a second nesting pair put out some suet blocks to try to help things along.
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    All five blue tit chicks dead this morning

    Over the past few weeks it's been great to watch via our bird box camera the male and female blue tits build the nest and lay nine eggs, the eggs hatched and five chicks survived. Mum and Dad busy feeding and things going great, today all chicks are dead with no mum and dad to be seen, why? We...
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    Nest box of dead Blue Tits chicks

    Hi Members, Looking for some advice as this morning we looked at our six blue tit chicks and all look to be dead! yesterday the chicks were feeding and quite energetic, both mum and dad were in attendance with lots of grubs being feed to the chicks. Chicks were approx 10 days old and up till...
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