Nesting Activity (1 Viewer)

[WelshWarbler]

We have a Great Tit roosting in our nestbox. Today she has started bringing in moss and grass. I thought the cold weather might have delayed nest building for a week or two.

I'm hoping she will complete the nest and raise a brood but there's a long way to go!

Anybody else seeing activity in their nest boxes?

 

[Johnny R]

A late answer, but any way.

Yes, here in Norway the Great tit har made it's nest, but I don't know if they have laid any eggs yet. 01.05.13

 

[squidge]

I went to take pics of the swift boxes I put up and found this activity.

It looks like the swifts will lose out but I dont mind as there has been a decline in house sparrow numbers aswell so two active nesting sites can only be beneficial.

Regards Gerard.

 

[Johnny R]

Nice one squidge |=)|

 

[Kits]

Good to see it being used, even if the swifts weren't swift enough.

 

[squidge]

Sods law,there are five swifts currently flying above my house. However there is no room at the inn with the house sparrows being resident.

Better luck next year I suppose.

regards Gerard.

 

[squidge]

The House sparrows fledged a couple of days ago and I counted six young. That was a good brood. I'll keep my eye on the boxes to see if the house sparrows breed again.
Next doors Starling nest also fledged with four young.
A friend showed me their mailbox where the great tits are nesting for the second year in a row. They also have blue tits, house sparrows,blackbird and dunnock nesting in their garden.

Regards Gerard.

 

[WelshWarbler]

Our Great Tits had a clutch of 11 eggs and 9 chicks left the nest box a couple of weeks ago. They have decided to raise a second brood and female is currently sitting on 6 eggs. Fingers crossed for another successful outcome. We also had blue tits nesting in a discarded nest box that I put by the side of our shed only a couple of feet off the ground! 9 eggs laid and 6 youngsters fledged over the weekend. A blackbird raised 3 chicks in a nest in some honeysuckle. They tried a second brood but unfortunately a Magpie predated the 5 chicks a couple of days ago. Although Spring was late coming it's certainly been the most eventful year we've had for birds nesting in our garden!