My wife bought me a Wifi birdbox two Christmas's ago. Last year we had a blue tit begin making a nest in there but while I was watching, a Starling poked his beak in the hole and frightened it off. This year I made the hole smaller and.......Tits!

Yep, they started building a nest again and so far she has laid an egg a day. Up to 5 at the moment.

https://www.veed.io/view/ac0420f8-1c7c-4ed0-b88f-bd5f898fb4b3

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Excellent.

I get blue tits and nuthatches.
When the eggs hatch it’s amazing just how hard the parents work to keep them fed.

great video, I have a few bird boxes but none as fancy as that 2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)

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Yes, living in a rural location, we get Swallows, blue tits, gold finches, jackdaws, sparrows, and wrens, all nesting on or around my property. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
Hyundai Ionic 5 Ultimate on order.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.

Sad news, we had blue tits nesting. We watched them daily going to and fro. Then suddenly last week ,nothing since Sunday. I took the box down on Thursday to check. Opened it up to an ominous smell and the skeletal remains of 3 very small chicks - basically nothing left of them but beaks. Probably 1st time parents.

Always sad to see but nature can often be cruel.

Always sad to see but nature can often be cruel.

Steve D wrote:

My wife bought me a Wifi birdbox two Christmas's ago. Last year we had a blue tit begin making a nest in there but while I was watching, a Starling poked his beak in the hole and frightened it off. This year I made the hole smaller and.......Tits!

Yep, they started building a nest again and so far she has laid an egg a day. Up to 5 at the moment.

https://www.veed.io/view/ac0420f8-1c7c-4ed0-b88f-bd5f898fb4b3

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Anyone else got birds nesting?

I built this box last year. Last year just a few blue tit visitors. This year 8 chicks. Well worth the effort to watch them build, lay, hatch and then feed the chicks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xs65bmo50ulowf7/1653166589844.mp4?dl=0

jules wrote:

Steve D wrote:

My wife bought me a Wifi birdbox two Christmas's ago. Last year we had a blue tit begin making a nest in there but while I was watching, a Starling poked his beak in the hole and frightened it off. This year I made the hole smaller and.......Tits!

Yep, they started building a nest again and so far she has laid an egg a day. Up to 5 at the moment.

https://www.veed.io/view/ac0420f8-1c7c-4ed0-b88f-bd5f898fb4b3

Click image to enlarge

Anyone else got birds nesting?

I'm, intrigued. What do I need to set up one these for the bird boxes in out garden ?

thehelper wrote:

I built this box last year. Last year just a few blue tit visitors. This year 8 chicks. Well worth the effort to watch them build, lay, hatch and then feed the chicks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xs65bmo50ulowf7/1653166589844.mp4?dl=0

Fantastic.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

RealBeale wrote:

Sad news, we had blue tits nesting. We watched them daily going to and fro. Then suddenly last week ,nothing since Sunday. I took the box down on Thursday to check. Opened it up to an ominous smell and the skeletal remains of 3 very small chicks - basically nothing left of them but beaks. Probably 1st time parents.

Six eggs this morning.

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Steve D wrote:

My wife bought me the complete kit from here. https://www.green-feathers.co.uk/products/wifi-bird-box-camera