Bird boxes - too late?

Purplepixii · #1 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 04:06 PM

Hi all long time no see (my fault)

Have been watching the garden birds today (something to do whilst home sick) and had a sudden thought:

Is it too late to put up bird boxes?

It's nice to be home

Pixii

Jez · #2 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 04:28 PM

Good to see you back Pixii

! It sounds like it's going to be a cold March?! Never toolate in my opinion in which case to put boxes up

Purplepixii · #3 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 04:33 PM

Great! Got some bee/butterfly/insect-friendly plants I need to sow so gotta get propagators this weekend - will pick up some bird boxes too.

Thanks Jez

Lincs Yellowbelly · #4 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 04:40 PM

Still got a couple of weeks when they could be used

GerryNick2 · #5 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 04:49 PM

Not a lot of nesting activity yet in my neck of the woods so a good chance you still have time to put up a few boxes. If no luck this season they will be ready for next.

Gerry

Elizabeth B · #6 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Purplepixii

Is it too late to put up bird boxes?
Pixii

It's not too late - only one of our three boxes has been definitely "claimed" so far, though the other two are being inspected regularly.

If you click on the Overview link on our Home Page, you'll be able to see when nest building started in our nest boxes since we started with one camera-equipped box in 2001.

shei111 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 05:57 PM

Ive got 6 up all ready the tits having been looking into all of them ,they have been cleaned out since last year. I did put a new one up yesterday on the new summer house just put up only had a small amount of interest so far, I will wait to see if it does get occupied this year, or otherwise it will be there for next .

Kayleigh · #8 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 05:59 PM

I have had my boxes up for about two years and only now have I had robins going in and out all the time...FINGERS AND TOES crossed..

The blue tits do use them in winter though.

Purplepixii · #9 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 06:02 PM

Thanks for all the answers - have just told my other half we need to get a couple of boxes this weekend

One question though - whereabouts do you site them as a rule? We have fences running down the left & right side of the garden and at the bottom are very tall bushes (can't think of their name) where all the birds "appear" from. Can I fix one to a trunk? It's also where the feeders are - albeit they are on stands in the garden (not hanging from the trees).

Pixii