Bird box hygiene (1 Viewer)

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CarolineEcho

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• Feb 16, 2019

• #1

Hi there folks!
I’m a bit of a ‘newby’ at all this bird box landlord position and am concerned that I keep prospective guests comfortable, safe and pest free although fear I may have missed the boat on being able to go near it.
I had blue tits in residence last year but haven’t seen any birds near it at all yet this year, which I was over the moon about!
Can anyone advise me whether it’s better now to leave it and allow the next folk in there to spring clean or can I try and make the place a little more appealing and cosy for them at this stage in the game?
Thanking u in anticipation
Caroline

 

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KC Foggin

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• Feb 16, 2019

• #2

Hi there Caroline and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum :t:

We're glad you found us and thanks for taking a moment to say hello. Please join in wherever you like

As to your nest boxes, at the end of breeding season, I always clean out my boxes which causes no problems whatsoever when breeding season starts again

 

delia todd

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• Feb 16, 2019

• #3

Hi Caroline and a warm welcome from me too.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I hope to hear about all the birds you see when out and about.

 

Lisa W

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• Feb 16, 2019

• #4

Hello and welcome to the forum. Nice of you to join us.

 

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andm

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• Feb 16, 2019

• #5

hi caroline, it's still early enough to clean out your nest box, more beneficial for the new tenants too

 

Troubador

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• Feb 17, 2019

• #6

Hi and welcome Caroline. I agree with andm, there is still plenty of time to clean out your nest box. One year we took ours down in winter and forgot to put it up until early April. Within an hour two Blue Tits found it and we heard their excited calls. They were leaning forward looking at the nest box hole and both had raised their crown feathers and had loosened their wings and were positively vibrating with excitement. They soon set up house and they brought off a full brood of young ones. We guess they hadn't been able to find an untenanted nest hole and so were knocked out when one suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Lee

 

Fritz73

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• Feb 17, 2019

• #7

Hola Caroline! Welcome to Birdforum :t:

 

delia todd

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• Feb 18, 2019

• #8

Hi Caroline

I've now moved your thread to the Nest Box forum, where others with the right knowledge will be able to see it and offer their thoughts too.

I see you're subscribed to the thread, so you should be able to find it easily.