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 it in the school grounds.
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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 they start to get their feathers? Help us keep a record of their development.
Although the last house sparrow brood did not survive, house sparrows tend to have 2 or 3 broods a year, so we may still see some activity in the box later this year.
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?
The birds have built a nest but will they lay eggs? House sparrows and blue tits are still visiting the box but who will win the day? Please share what you see happening in our B&W birdcam box during May by leaving a comment here.
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our birdcam during April 2008.
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our colour birdcam during April 2008.
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our birdcam during March 2008.
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our colour birdcam during March 2008.
You might see birds checking out the box or roosting at night or even catch an early bird starting to nest!
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our birdcam during February 2008.
This is where you can post your comments about what you have seen on our colour birdcam during February 2008.
Have you seen birds nesting in your garden or seen birds acting in strange ways? Post your comments here.
Today we installed our new bird box which has a colour IR camera. This year we are taking part in the Derbyshire Schools Birdcam Project. You can see the images from this bird box on the project web site.
Today we installed our new bird box which has a colour IR camera. The camera and cabling was supplied through the Derbyshire Schools Birdcam Project. Rather than disturbing the B&W camera setup in our existing nest box, Gardenature kindly sent us an additional box more suited for a colour camera (it has additional side windows covered in perspex).
The box is attached to the north east facing side of the school building, about 3m above the ground and faces a wooded area and the school pond.
After an unseasonably warm weekend, when birds were observed investigating nest boxes and acting in amorous ways, I decided it was time to brave the fleas and clean out the nest box. So gloves on and boiling water in hand, the deed was done. I have been itching ever since! The 26mm hole adaptor, fitted last year to keep the tree sparrow out, has been removed.
