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  • Roosting blue tit - excited?

    You bet I am.

    The box on the rear of the house has been up for about 4 years with not so much as a sniff, but on Friday morning and evening interest from two of the cats (it is well out of their reach) made me wonder if something was roosting in there (perhaps the 3 wrens seen earlier in the week in the hedge?) so last night after emptying the 21 potato pots I sat in the entrance to the garage at about 4.30 and settled in to watch.

    An hour later a blue tit zoomed down the garden and straight in!

    Today it arrived a little earlier at about 4.15 (5.15 BST) and again flew into the garden and straight into the box.

    I'm just hoping that may mean activity of a different sort next spring.

    Off to look at retro-fitting a camera......
    The cats' valet.

  • #2
    That's brilliant dogsbody

    Very likely it will be used as a nest site next year.

    I have 2 boxes in the garden and they are used by a pair of bluetits. The female sleeps in the one near the house, and her mate sleeps in the other - he always goes to bed last. In spring the female builds in her box and sleeps there, and the male continues to use the other.

    I generally give them a good clean out in August as they are not used through the summer after the babies have fledged, put a bit of something in for winter warmth (this year I've used a piece of wadded hanging basket liner in each), ready for them when they return mid September.

    Hope you get as much enjoyment from your bird as I do from mine.
    Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
    Endless wonder.

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    • #3
      Thank you Mothhawk - interestingly the moss in the guttering above the box (I know, I should have cleaned it out by now) is hanging over as if bits have been "obtained".

      Looking forward to next spring now....
      The cats' valet.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by dogsbody View Post

        Off to look at retro-fitting a camera......
        but then you might scare them off.


        How about fitting a 2nd box, with the camera in it from the start?
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          Why does the word "roosting" often look like "roasting" at first glance?

          I would leave the camera out, every chance it will disturb them and they will disappear.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Kirk View Post
            Why does the word "roosting" often look like "roasting" at first glance?...
            I clicked on this thread for that very reason. Must be hungry...
            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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            • #7
              Grabbed my attention too - but because I thought I might have to report some cruelty
              I wouldn't disturb them now, just keep watching the nestbox

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              • #8
                Thanks everyone, camera plans on hold........
                The cats' valet.

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