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Both our nest boxes have been cleaned out ready for the next nesting season. If you have nest boxes at home, now is a good time to clear out any old nests (it is only legal to do this between 1 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Colour birdcam
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
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
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
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
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
Up until now there hasn’t been much activity in our nest box around the back of the school near the kitchen. A couple of blue tits have been spotted investigating the box from the outside and more recently have checked … Continue reading
The warmer weather has seen the birds being a lot more active. Our B&W birdcam box has already had visits from Great Tits and Blue Tits during the day and a Blue Tit is still roosting in it at night. … Continue reading
Mr Durward very kindly helped me clean out the nest boxes last week and modified the boxes to make them easier to clean out in future years. If you look carefully, the colour birdcam box has markings on it which will help … Continue reading
The birdcam will be offline until the box is cleaned out sometime during the Autumn Terms. Please check back later in the year. Don’t forget you can still leave comments on the “Birds out and about” post.
Our one remaining chick (in the colour birdcam box) earned his wings this morning, fledging before the start of school. A happy ending to a week which saw the other chicks dying off one by one. Maybe we will see … Continue reading
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our colour birdcam during June 2008. The chicks have now hatched, will they survive to fledge? When did you first see their eyes open? When did … Continue reading
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our colour birdcam during May 2008. Will the birds continue to build their nest and lay some eggs? … Continue reading