Outstanding bird box - 12 - 26th June 2013

This very late brood has now hatched and there are 8? blind and naked young in the box.
Fingers crossed they get to fledge along with all the others to date!

Bird boxes - 14th June 2013

 

Latest news on our bird boxes:

 

Box 1 - all fledged, 1 egg

Box 3 - all fledged, 1 egg

Box 4 - all fledged

Box 5 - Great tits still present

Box 6 - all fledged, 1 egg

Box 10 - all fledged

Box 12 - Great tit sitting

Box 13 - Great tits still present

Box 12 was a surprise as up until 26/5, this box was empty!

 

After a poor start, these findings are quite positive! 

Plants found in Newditch Plantation

TREES

Lime

Yew

Cherry

May

Sycamore

Ash

Wych Elm

Elm

Elder

Oak

Beech

Field Maple

Horse Chestnut

Poplar

Holly

Hazel

Wayfaring Tree

Rowan

Spruce

Prunus

Laburnum

Spindle

SHRUBS

Clematis

Symphoricarpus

Philadelphus

Box

Privet

Lilac

Berberis

Wild Rose

Dogwood

Butcher’s Broom

Honeysuckle

Viburnum

FLOWERS

Burdock

Bladder Campion

Bryony

Impatiens

Dog’s Mercury

Greater Reedmace

Snowdrops

Stinking Hellebore

June 6th 2013

 

Box 1 - 5 Great tit pulli still present - ringed previously

Box 2 - Abandoned - 2 very dead pulli

Box 3 - 4 Blue tit pulli still present - ringed previously - adults around

Box 4 - 8 Blue tit pulli ringed - adults around

Box 5 - 4 Great tit pulli ringed

Box 6 - 5 Blue tit pulli ringed, 1 cold egg

Box 10 -10 Blue tit pulli still present - ringed previously

Box 12 - N4, 1 cold uncovered egg

Box 13 - 6 Great tit pulli ringed, 1 runt un-ringed - adults around

Total ringed: Blue tits - 27, Great tits - 15

Now have to wait and see how many fledge!

May 29th 2013

 

Box 1 - 5 Great tit pulli ringed

Box 2 - Blue tit sitting

Box 3 - 4 Blue tit pulli ringed

Box 4 - Blue tit sitting

Box 5 - 5 pulli

Box 6 - Blue tit sitting
Box 7 - empty - no sign of forced entry? could they have fledged already?

Box 8 - empty - no sign of forced entry? could they have fledged already?

Box 10 - 10 Blue tit pulli ringed

Box 13 - Great tit sitting

Box 14 - 8 dead Blue tit pulli, 1 egg