Flyingeleven
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Hi Everyone I'm new to forum and wondered if anyone can advise on a nest box question. For the first time we placed two nest boxes in our garden on either end of our shed about 4mtrs apart, one box became occupied almost immediately and we watched with delight as the blue tits came and went we then heard the chirping of youngsters and recently all went quiet and the birds were no more. I decided to inspect both boxes and am confused as to what I found, the box with the activity was empty and nest material in abundance but the nest was wet as was the box and a number of tiny white maggots, I've cleaned out the box and am drying it out, the other nest box was empty and dry though there is evidence that the box had been visited as part of the wood appeared gnawed away as it also was in the occupied box. apologies for the long winded account but I just wondered if any of the above is normal and do you think the young birds would have made it ?
