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 […]
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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. […]
After watching Blue Tits, Great Tits and House Sparrow nests over the years, a Coal Tit nest is certainly showing differences in what happens. I have not yet seen the male feed the female in the nest box, however I have heard him calling close by. I hope if and […]
Visitors that have followed my website over the years may recall that for the last 5+ years I have either had no nests built or nests abandoned. 2024 was looking like it was going to be another year of no nests, until I decided to take one more look at […]
I was hoping things would change, but sadly the male and female House Sparrow abandoned their nest (in Box 3) on 10th April 2021. After this, there was a number of visits made to Box 1 by the pair. They did bring in some bits of material but gave up […]
Yesterday (6th April 2021) activity dropped with only the odd few visits being made. Maybe it was the weather. Today it has not been much warmer, however both the male and female House Sparrow visited the box in the morning and were brining in more moss and feathers. It looks […]