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The weather has changed a bit here, sunny but still chilly at night. This has prompted some changes in the garden at last. The Blue Tits have been adding dog hair (that we leave out especially) to their nest and … Continue reading
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Heather the Hedeghog was released back to the wild this week. I'm always filled with mixed emotions at this time, but it's why I do it, it's great to see them back where they belong. Heather leaving We watched her … Continue reading
The blue tits have started to build their nest in the normal nest box. But, this year something a bit different has happened. They always build in the same one that the female roosts in overnight. Once they started building … Continue reading
Well, spring has ground to a halt here. Cold temperatures over night have put paid to anything really changing here in the last week. Still no sign of any hedgehogs (maybe they knew the cold was coming!) and insect numbers … Continue reading
Spring is officially here. I've heard a chiffchaff sing, so that's it, it's Spring! The chiffchaff made a brief appearance in the garden on Thursday and then started singing from a nearby tree! This week has brought about the first … Continue reading
The Blue Tits and Great Tits seem to have banded together with their fledglings as they appeared in the garden for the first time today. They have been in the small wooded area nearby until now. There were a few … Continue reading
On Friday morning, just before 8am, the 2 Blue Tit chicks fledged. The smallest one had trouble getting out, it was a bit too soon for it to leave. It had trouble flying and landed in one the soft release … Continue reading
Whilst the blue tits have been going back and forth to the nest box with lovely juicy caterpillars for the chicks, I’ve taken to opportunity to try and get some shots of them in flight. Still haven’t got the one, … Continue reading
I’ve just updated the Blue Tits 2012 page with all the excitement that has happened the last week. We now have 10 chicks, all the eggs hatched. Fingers crossed for the little guys We have 2 foxes regularly visiting … Continue reading
At 12:30 today the first blue tit egg hatched. Have been worried about these, they were laid 3 days earlier than last year but the mum didn’t sit on them for a while. They have hatched 5 days later than … Continue reading