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
Mrs Mahadevan
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
The House Sparrow chicks started hatching sometime after lunchtime today. By mid afternoon three of the chicks had hatched and the female could be seen feeding the tiny young ones and also brooding them to keep them warm. Keep watching to see … Continue reading
The House Sparrows have now converted the Great Tits’ nest into a typical sparrow’s nest (MESSY) and have wasted no time in laying five eggs of their own. The fifth egg was laid on 6th May and since then, both the … Continue reading
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