I will post more to this diary entry later. Checking the nest early this morning revealed that at least 5 or 6 of the eggs have hatched. I was wrong with my date of hatching, but at least this time I have a Great Tit nest to report on 🙂 […]
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The Female Great Tit has been hiding the number of eggs she has laid for several days, with her covering over the nest cup before leaving. Incubation started on 12th April 2025, and she finally allowed me to see seven eggs have been laid. The male has been calling very […]
The female Great Tit had brought in some soft material into the nest cup, so I was expecting egg laying was not too far away. Yesterday (2nd April) I tried to check if any eggs had been laid, but the female has kept the nest cup covered and as the […]
Firstly, sorry to everyone that followed my website in 2024 and wanted to know what happened to the nest. Just to recap, after many years of no nests I had a pair of Coal Tits use Box 3. Eight eggs were laid and all successfully hatched. Due to commitments I […]
Well I was correct. After worrying about the queen wasp, I turned on the cameras at 06.30am to check on the nest and the female Coal Tit On the edge of the nest cup, I could see what looked like an egg or part of an egg shell. Fearing the […]
If I am correct, the first egg(s) should hatch tomorrow or on 1st May. Today I finally saw the male feed the female in the nest box, so hopefully this is a sign he will provide food when the chicks hatch. Incubation has continued without any major issues until late […]
Day 6 of full incubation today and so far all is looking good. The female is still leaving the box for short breaks. I had chance to count the eggs in the nest and can confirm there are still eight. The weather, over the last few days has turned colder, […]
On turning on the camera on this morning, I saw the female Coal Tit was still in the nest at around 8am. For most of the day, she remained in the nest, only leaving for a few minutes at times. It looks like incubation has started. Based on information I […]
Today, I switched on the camera and a horrible buzzing noise was coming from the audio. It appears that there may be a intermittent issue with the audio getting some interference. I spent some time early in the morning checking all the connection cables. It appears to have settled down […]
I turned on the camera, inside the Box at 3am, and left it recording in the hope of seeing a egg being laid. After going through all the video, I could not determine when the egg was laid, however when the female left the box, I could see another egg. […]