Eggs in the Nest

Our Great Tit has laid some eggs today. I've been recording 30 minute videos periodically to hopefully catch all the action, but it looks like these eggs were laid after my last clip today, but before I got home. Shortly after I saw this image on the camera the proud mother came back to settle down for the night, so I caught that on video at least.

Proud Mother

Nestbox Success

We got back from our holiday to find that a Great Tit has started to build a nest in our nestbox with the camera fitted. I weas very excited to see her sleeping in there last night. I checked again this morning and she had gone out, revealing that there are no eggs in the nest yet. I've set up the computer to record some video at various times during the day in the hope of catching the action on video.


Nesting Great Tit

Siskin Sighting

We spotted a new species for our garden this week, when a pair of Siskins came to eat at our Nyjer feeder. The pair of Goldfinches attracted to this feeder are turning up every day too.

Pond Liner Laid

Laid the pond liner in a hurry before going away, so that it can start filling up with rain water. I'll have to finish off the landscaping after our holiday, but at least the pond water can start developing into a habitat.


I had a little help from the cat!

Blackbird Nesting

Our resident Blackbirds are nesting in the hedge again this year. This is a relief because I cut the hedge back during the Winter, and thought I may have openned it up a bit much for them. (This prevented them from nesting a couple of years back). In fact the nest is more visible this year, which allowed me to get a clear view of the mother sat on it.


Blackbird on her nest