We are very excited that a pair of Great Tits are going to use the camera nestbox. I had seen her, pecking around the hole and putting her head in. The hole was not big enough for a Great Tit - it had been made for Blue Tits.
A pair of blue tits had settled on the other box which is about 15 yards away from this box, but doesn’t have a camera. My perception of the situation was that no other blue tits would nest so near. Therefore, the hole at the camera box needed to be enlarged to let another species in. Paul made it a bit bigger - 28mm., and within 10 minutes a great tit was looking into it!
They are now definitely in. So exciting, but a huge time-waster!!
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| She spreads her wings and rotates - a nest-forming movement that was performed many times before there was actually any nest material. |
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| Husband looks in repeatedly but as yet (27th March) has not been seen inside. |
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| Moving in day! Saturday 27th. March 2021. This nest material is about 5 trips-worth. |
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| An early visit by the female Great tit. |
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