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 […]
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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 […]