The Tree Sparrows nesting in our B&W birdcam box have successfully raised another brood of 5 chicks which fledged yesterday (Friday 24th June). Three of the chicks fledged by midday and the final two waited until it was a bit quieter, … Continue reading
Although we still can’t see the main part of the Tree Sparrows’ nest, we know that they have been incubating a second clutch of eggs because the adults have been taking turns to spend long periods of time in the … Continue reading
What birds and other wildlife have you seen in your garden? 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 spotted something special during breaktime or … Continue reading
By Wednesday morning (18th May) the nest box had become a bit of a squeeze for the five Tree Sparrow chicks which had grown rapidly since they hatched just over two weeks previously. They started the morning with a lot of … Continue reading
Nearly two weeks after the blue tits started incubating their 9 eggs, the chicks started to hatch today (13th May). It was really exciting for the Year 6s who were able to watch the first chick hatch during their ICT lesson! … Continue reading
The Tree Sparrows have built a dome shaped nest which means they are hidden from view most the time when in the box. However, you may have noticed that the adult birds appear to be bringing food to the box … Continue reading
We’ve been having daytime visitors to our colour birdcam box for a while now. Earlier this year a Great Tit was regularly roosting in the box at night but today some blue tits have started nesting, taking out some of the droppings … Continue reading
At the beginning of March, blue tits and tree sparrows were regular visitors to the box although the roosting blue tit stopped sleeping in the box at the end of February. By the middle of March the blue tits were … Continue reading
You may have noticed that a few more nest boxes have been put up around school, have you spotted them? These boxes haven’t got cameras in them, so if you see any birds using them, let us know by leaving … Continue reading
Both our birdcam boxes were cleaned out at the end of October, so imagine our surprise when we switched on our B&W birdcam for the first time today and saw that it had a nest in it! It looks like a … Continue reading
This year we took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch on 1st February. Many enthusiastic children helped me complete our list for the survey which involved recording the maximum number of each species seen at any one time during one hour. … Continue reading
If you check out our colour birdcam box after dark, you might be lucky to see our night time roosting bird all fluffed up to keep warm. Leave a comment if you think you know what type of bird it … Continue reading
Keep an eye out for migrating birds. At this time of year, many of our Summer visitors have left or are leaving for the warmer climates of Africa and the Mediterranean. Winter visitors may start to arrive from colder regions such … Continue reading
We are very lucky at Stretton Handley to have a school situated in such beautiful surroundings. The school grounds provide a number of different habitats for wildlife including a pond, a ‘wild’ area and deciduous and non-deciduous trees and hedgerows. Please … Continue reading
House Sparrow chicks usually fledge within 11-16 days of hatching. Not ours though, they fledged this morning after 18 days! They must have found the box very comfortable. The first chick fledged at 7.37 am leaving the smaller chick alone … Continue reading
