nuthatch in my birdbox

angelacooper · #1 (**permalink**) 25-04-2011, 10:59 PM

we have several bird boxes with cameras - in previous years we have had bluetits and greattits in them - however this year we have a nuthatch in one of the boxes! We can't see how many eggs she has because she covers them up every time she leaves the box, I have taken photos of the TV screen, can anyone please help me to post them here? Thank you

FUDGEY · #2 (**permalink**) 26-04-2011, 06:23 AM

Hi Angela email me them and Ill put them on if you want. Great bird to get in the box, Im jelous as I put 30 boxes up at my hide and never got a Nuthatch

angelacooper · #3 (**permalink**) 26-04-2011, 08:44 PM

thanks FUDGEY but I don't know where to look to find your email address! Tried to send you a PM but wouldn't let me.
Angela

FUDGEY · #4 (**permalink**) 27-04-2011, 05:50 AM

no probs Angela just send it to alan@wcspltd.co.uk

FUDGEY · #5 (**permalink**) 27-04-2011, 09:12 AM

There you go Angela, you have my envy. Top class

angelacooper · #6 (**permalink**) 27-04-2011, 10:06 AM

thanks so much for doing this Fudgey - much appreciated. These are actually photos of the TV screen! In the third pic you can just make out 2 eggs - I don't know how many there are as she covers them up whenever she leaves the nest. Thanks again

Ladywell · #7 (**permalink**) 27-04-2011, 01:16 PM

How exciting and brilliant pics!! We have a nuthatch nesting regularly in one of our boxes on the farm. I bet you will find, when you clean the box out in the autumn, that the lid is mudded to from the inside and, probably, the hole has mud around it. This seems to be typical of nuthatch box nesting behaviour. Good luck - look forward to seeing some pics of the chicks!!

angelacooper · #8 (**permalink**) 28-04-2011, 10:30 PM

thank you Ladywell - I hope to get pics of the chicks soon. My problem is that we have holiday cottages - each cottage has a TV link to a birdbox - the nuthatch is in a cottage which is let for a week from this coming Saturday! So I will not be able to go in there and check on the TV what is happening! It will be a very looooong week!

angelacooper · #9 (**permalink**) 11-05-2011, 05:18 PM

the nuthatch has now been sitting on the eggs for at least 17 days - I would have thought they would have hatched by now if they were going to - does anyone know the incubation period for a nuthatch please?

Ladywell · #10 (**permalink**) 11-05-2011, 05:24 PM

Hi - they usually lay between 4 & 9 eggs - incubation period 14 - 18 days beginning with the last egg - fledge c 23 -25 days. Good luck - babies soon!!