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 🙂 […]
Diarys 2025
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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 […]