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28th May
  • Web Site Problems - Today, our hosting provider had server problems and the updates have been intermittent. Hopefully it is fixed now.
  • Box 1 6 of the 7 chicks fledged within a few minutes of each other at around 09:00 on 26th May. One died a few days prior.
  • Box 2 Looks like the 8 chicks are progressing.
  • Box 4One chick fledged today.
  • Box 5 5 (?) chicks fledged today leaving 2. The parents are still feeding those left behind.
  • Box 7 It seems like the female has finally given up on her eggs after incubating for more than a month.
19th May
  • Box 1 It looks like at least 7 of the 8 great tits have survived so far and are being fed by both parents.
  • Box 2 Probably 8 of the 10 blue tits hatched on the 13th May. Both parents feeding.
  • Box 4 4 of the 7 eggs hatched in the end. Chicks seem to be doing ok with both parents feeding them.
  • Box 5 The blue tit chicks hatched a few days ago but the birds still insist on blocking the camera. Both parents feeding.

  • Box 7 The female blue tit is still incubating but the male has not been seen for a week or so. There was a visit from a woodpecker during the last week. Not looking very good.

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8th May
  • Box 1 8 out of the 10 great tit eggs hatched on 5th May
  • Box 4 3 of the 7 blue tit eggs hatched today.
  • Box 5 After re-positioning the camera, pictures are now showing the blue tit incubating an unknown number of eggs

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  • Box 7 Blue tit incubating 6+ eggs since mid-April

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26th April Incubation started, a few days ago, on 10 great tit eggs in box 1 and 7 blue tit eggs in box 4.

Camera views from boxes 5 & 7 are partially obscured although box 7 is clearing. Once roosting starts, the nest material should be flattened and the views will be better.

Higher resolution, timed update, pictures from box 4 have been added.

Greetings to Gitta, Betty et al at webmadarasz.forumx.hu where there are some captures from our boxes.
4th April
There was not much happening in box 3 so that feed has been switched to a camera outside box 1. Geat Titi on Box 1
2nd April
Box 1 - Great Tits building nest and one roosting at night. Front reinforced with aluminium plate under a wooden cover.

Box 2 - Moved from poor position on tree to the back of the building which also has boxes 1 & 3 attached (Was box 8's location). Pair of blue tits building a nest.

Box 3 - Occasional great tit visits. Front reinforced with aluminium plate under a wooden cover.

Box 4 - Blue tit roosting and 1st signs of nest building.

Box 5 - IR, 1/2" camera fitted. Pair of blue tits building a nest.

Box 6 - Damaged in winter storm, not replaced


Box 7 - A pair of blue tits visit daily and one roosts at night.

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21st March
Cameras are now running in boxes 1-4 and box 7.

There are pairs of great tits visiting boxes 1, 2 & 3 and blue tits visiting boxes 4 & 7

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22nd February There has been plenty of activity in and around all boxes. We are having problems with the camera in box 2 so that has been removed to be fixed. 
9th February Back again.....

We have 4 cameras running at the moment. There have been some unwelcome visits from a greater spotted woodpecker so we will need to add some defence around some of the holes.

Box 1 - Great tit roosting and visiting during the day.
Box 2 - Great tit roosting and visiting during the day.
Box 3 - Occasional visits from great tits
Box 4 - Blue tit roosting and daytime visits from a pair of blue tits
   
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