At the beginning of this week, the female Great Tit started to lay eggs. With nest building completed and incubation yet to start, the eggs were still being left unattended for long periods during the day ( covered with nesting … Continue reading
In this country, other creatures, such as squirrels, dormice and bats sometimes use nest boxes, particularly for hibernating in over the winter. I was recently sent this picture of a Sugar Glider by my Uncle (Ranger Geoff) who lives in Australia. Ranger Geoff … Continue reading
April is the month when we usually see birds starting to nest in our nest boxes. Our Infant box (B&W birdcam) already has a few strands of grass it and we have had visits from Great Tits and Blue Tits. … Continue reading
Every year, Peregrine Falcons nest on top of Derby Cathedral. Three web cameras set up on the Cathedral, enable tens of thousands of people to monitor their progress, day and night and blog enables people to record their observations. This … Continue reading
What birds have you seen in your garden and what were they doing? Do you have any nest boxes or do you encourage birds into the garden by feeding them? What’s their favourite food? Perhaps you’ve seen some birds during … Continue reading
This time last year we had had a lot more interest in our nest boxes, perhaps the colder weather is delaying things a bit. Both birdcams are now online most the time, so keep your eyes peeled and let us … Continue reading
We’ve had a few visits from blue tits investigating our colour birdcam since it was cleaned out at the end of January. The black & white birdcam is currently offline but we hope to switch it on soon. Please leave … Continue reading
This term the Juniors are studying Rainforests. The World Land Trust has a website, ‘WildlifeFocus’ which features webcams located in the rainforests of Brazil and Equador. It would be great if we could make a collection of screenshots of birds … Continue reading
Both our nest boxes have now been cleaned out. Let’s hope we will have some more nesting birds this year. Many thanks to Mrs Kirk and Mrs Goodyear for helping with this tricky job! Just a reminder – if you need … Continue reading
Many of our small garden birds will have been having a tough time during the recent cold spell. You can make a big difference by putting out food for them but don’t forget they will also need water, since many … Continue reading
We have two nest boxes fitted with cameras. Our original B&W birdcam box was set up outside the Infant classroom in March 2007; this was replaced by the new Colour Infant Birdcam box in 2014. Another Colour Birdcam box was installed round the … Continue reading
During May, 8 chicks hatched in our colour birdcam box, although it was hard to see them most of the time because the nest was so feathery! During the last week in May, many of the chicks died and only … Continue reading
Three of our Great Tit chicks fledged on Sunday 31st May, unfortunately the other two chicks had died a few days previously. Videos and pictures will be added to the project blog in a few days time. … Continue reading
During April, Great Tits built a nest and laid five eggs. Incubation has started, so you can expect to see a bird on the nest most the time. Hopefully we should see our chicks hatch week commencing 11th May. (SATS … Continue reading
During April some blue tits built a nest and started laying eggs. As the eggs have been laid, they have been very carefully covered so we have few sighting of them. Six eggs were spotted on 30th April and since … Continue reading
