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Originally Posted by glsammy I'll be reading your account with interest. I've nowhere to put a nest box, we've only got impenetrable conifers, which are used by our resident blackbirds. We never see the nest, but watch as they emerge every year.
This year we've noticed one of the previous years males coming back, challenging our resident male. Still undecided!  |
glsammy Tut tut tut, everyone who has a house should have at least one wall they could possibly hang a nestbox on!!! We have 3 on the back of our house, two of which have had Great tits nesting. We also hung a Sparrow box with 3 separate compartments in the hope of attracting a pair or two from the small colony down the road but sadly none were impressed!! However we still have "our" nesting blue tits and are hoping that soon they will be ready to fledge.
Late last year we had a male Grey wagtail visit the garden, and he became so regular that whenever you looked out of the window you were guaranteed to spot him. He eventually attracted a female two months ago, we suspect they are now feeding young as they take a considerable amount of mealworm with them each time they visit. We are hoping we will be privilaged enough for mum and dad to bring their fledglings into our garden to feed. This did happen a few years ago with a pair of Pied wagtails they nested nearby and arrived in our garden with (as far as I can remember) three of their brood!! They even posed for some great photos, which incidently have been "lost" due to lack of backup and our hard-drive being fried!!!
Do try (if possible) to hang a few boxes as it is both amazing to see how much work goes into nestbuilding and rewarding when you see the end result. Even more so if you are supplimenting their food source with mealworm etc.
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