Hi there as a newby I hope someone can help. I had two coal tits who took over my nestbox 3 weeks ago. Lots of activity all day long everyday. Came home today in lovely sunshine to find the box quite stuck with what looked like quite solid nesting material. Worried that birds or eggs may still be in there unable to get out I pulled a 5 inch long piece of material out of the hole. I have no cameras and didn’t want to poke around in there, but the birds are nowhere to be seen, what could have happened, and what should I do ??
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Coal Tits abandoned nestbox (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter mercy
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HI mercy, welcome to the forum on behalf of the staff and moderators. I think you will find us a friendly and helpful group. However, in this situation I can’t offer much help, I would leave the nest alone and see if they return over the next day or two.
YuShan
Well-known member
It seems a bit early for eggs. Also, even if they have started to build a nest, it is quite common for that to get interrupted for some time. After all, they need to time their breeding with the food being available. They might come back days later to finalise it. I have seen that happen myself with Blue Tits.
In any case, don't touch anything now.
In any case, don't touch anything now.
