Great Tit pair visits (1 Viewer)

Evening all, Hope everyone is keeping well?

So thankfully my bird feeders are still busy with the regulars & as spring start to get closer, I’m very slowly spotting new thing in the garden.

I’m hoping come spring many of them will start to be more regular and feed

But over the last week in particular, I have had a park of great tits both fly into the tree next to my feeding station (where there is plenty of options on their food list) & even fly onto the feeders but not actually feed... is this normal for new birds to almost scout out the place for a while before actually taking any food? & becoming regular feeders?

Coukd this be to do with nearing spring time when more birds will hopefully attract to the feeders?

Many thanks

Have you got a nest box in the tree, Joe? A pair of blutits have bedn investigating in my tiny back yard, not feeding much but checking out the real estate by popping their heads in the nest box for a shufti.

Sancho said:

Have you got a nest box in the tree, Joe? A pair of blutits have bedn investigating in my tiny back yard, not feeding much but checking out the real estate by popping their heads in the nest box for a shufti.

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Hello, ahh well it funny you mention that, because since writing this post I thought of that and have made plans to get some nest boxes up in the garden this weekend so hopefully you may be right & that will encourage them to stay in the spring

Thank you for the tip though, glad I was thinking in the right lines aha

Joe94 said:

Hello, ahh well it funny you mention that, because since writing this post I thought of that and have made plans to get some nest boxes up in the garden this weekend so hopefully you may be right & that will encourage them to stay in the spring

Thank you for the tip though, glad I was thinking in the right lines aha

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Get the nextbox up asap, Joe, it's late. Facing north or west, clear view all around for a bird exiting. No overhanging or close branches.

Sancho said:

Get the nextbox up asap, Joe, it's late. Facing north or west, clear view all around for a bird exiting. No overhanging or close branches.

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Thank you 😊 Going to get them up this weekend, so hopefully I’ll just catch them