I feel like a stuck record for the last few days. Finally today I can count the number of eggs laid! After a short time, the female Great Tit woke up, stretched her wings and left the nest box. However, this time she did not cover the nest and I […]
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It seems the female Great Tit cannot make up her mind. Just as I thought she was starting to incubate the eggs she had laid, today she left the box after some house keeping, and then left for the day. I have still been unable to see how many eggs […]
Upon turning on the camera this morning, I was a shocked to find the female Great Tit asleep in the box. She should have laid her fifth egg today, unless she has stopped laying. Sadly every time I went to check, she was either sitting in the nest or had […]
I was hoping that the female Great Tit would allow me to see how many eggs she has laid today, however she has added even more soft material and covered the nest cup, making it impossible for me to count the eggs. If she has laid one a day, today […]
The female Great Tit is very good at covering the nest cup before she leaves the box for the day. Today she should have laid another egg, but I am not sure if she has two eggs or three. Did she miss a day laying. Until the female lets me […]
The female Great Tit has continued to visit with more fine nesting material. Today she brought in some material that look like human hair or possibly some fluff. I have no idea where she is finding this material, but the chicks should be nice and warm if\when they hatch. With […]
Over the last few days, the female Great Tit has continued to bring in soft material to line the nest cup with. Most of it looks like hair or dog hair The male is often heard calling to her from the nearby Cherry tree before she roosts for the night. […]
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 […]