Nests in your garden

griffgrouch · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2011, 04:05 PM

As far as I know we have Dunnocks, Blackbirds and Blue Tits. Having a garden is new to me and I like it.

Elizabeth B · #2 (**permalink**) 08-05-2011, 04:46 PM

We have bluetit chicks in our three camera boxes - go to our website to view the activity. The chicks in Box 2 hatched out a week ago - the others are 2 or 3 days later.

Kreacha · #3 (**permalink**) 08-05-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by griffgrouch

As far as I know we have Dunnocks, Blackbirds and Blue Tits.

Now that's just being greedy

Today I spotted a sparrow hanging about my honeysuckle and on closer inspection, I found a nest

griffgrouch · #4 (**permalink**) 31-05-2011, 05:08 PM

The yougun's are just starting to leave the next box. Cute little things.

Deb London · #5 (**permalink**) 31-05-2011, 05:29 PM

A Robin and a Wood Pigeon are nesting here at the moment. The Robin will be making another soon as the youngsters will be self-sufficient soon I reckon.

forestwildlife · #6 (**permalink**) 31-05-2011, 07:18 PM

I have a bird in my camera nest box, no idea what it is because they have nested above the camera lol!! I also have blackbird, tree sparrow, dunnock and house sparrow o and robin!

PeteIsntAPuffin · #7 (**permalink**) 31-05-2011, 07:37 PM

We've been inundated with juvenile starlings this week. Waing me up at about 7am every morning.

A group of 26 starlings, 9 of which are juveniles.

We also have a blackbird nesting in the bushes at the end of the garden, but she's not had chicks yet, as far as I'm aware. She's still sat on the nest at any rate.

My next door neighbour has a mallard nesting in her garden

She's leant our paddling pool from when they nested in our garden

griffgrouch · #8 (**permalink**) 01-06-2011, 05:59 PM

Well, the last ones in the box were gone by 7:00am. Now and again one of the parents fly past the box and look in, is this normal?

Elizabeth B · #9 (**permalink**) 01-06-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by griffgrouch

Well, the last ones in the box were gone by 7:00am. Now and again one of the parents fly past the box and look in, is this normal?

I think so - we've watched a parent looking in when it had food in its beak! This year we've even seen both parents on the box after the chicks had fledged!

actionfinch · #10 (**permalink**) 01-06-2011, 09:18 PM

not exactly my garden but the the end houses either side of me ...( im the middle of 5) had starlings and the other had blue tits, all have fledged now.. my garden is a supermarket for the family of great tits...