Visitors to the Mayford nest boxes

[Elizabeth B]

All three of our boxes (complete with cameras) are now re-installed.

Box 1 and Box 2 are being visited regularly, but we only get an occasional visit to Box 3 (which has no external camera - yet)! We've had visits from blue and great tits, a wren and a nuthatch, though only a bluetit has plucked up the courage to go right inside one of the boxes.

[naturelover]

hi elizabeth are you talking about this time of year or was that back in the summer.

[Elizabeth B]

Originally Posted by naturelover

hi elizabeth are you talking about this time of year or was that back in the summer.

Hi naturelover - I'm talking about this month, and the nuthatch photo was actually caught today by one of the webcams. If you click on a pic to enlarge it, you'll see the time and date when it was taken.

[naturelover]

i shall have to get me some of them,i didnt realise birds used nest boxes in the winter,i suppose they get in them for warmth brilliant.

[mrs fish]

Originally Posted by naturelover

i shall have to get me some of them,i didnt realise birds used nest boxes in the winter,i suppose they get in them for warmth brilliant.

Yes naturelover the boxes are just as important in the winter for them to roost in

[The Black Rabbit]

Elizabeth - your Blue Tits were an inspiration to us last year. We put up a box late (March) and within a week we had a result. At the end of May, five fledglings flew our box (all fattened up with waxworms etc.. that we had provided).
Can't wait for the new year - I'm desperately checking out the web for CHEAP birdbox cams.
We look forward to seeing your diaries also.... I've (for one) missed them in the past few months!
Cheers
Doug

[Elizabeth B]

Doug - thank you for this, and congratulations on your success! Our website has been updated, but there's not a lot to say right now - though we're hoping we might get some "roosters".

[Elizabeth B]

An update!

We are still getting occasional visits to all three boxes - but there's no sign of a "rooster" yet.

Here are two from today - Box 1.

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Wouldn't it be great if the Nuthatch used a nest box of yours i'd be hooked to the computer watching that

[stephen p]

Thats brilliant, i've been thinking about getting a camera set-up in our Boxes.

That would be brilliant if the Nuthatch stayed around