The Big Clear Out!

Flowery bird box!

Flowery bird box!

I would like to say a massive thank you to Mr Marriot for helping me clean out all the school’s bird boxes today. It managed to say mostly dry all morning but our fingers were numb with cold by the end of it all! All the boxes showed signs of having been used; four had nests in them and the rest had been used for roosting.

The B&W Birdcam Box was taken down and the new Colour Infant Birdcam Box was put in its place. Unfortunately Sparrow Terrace 3 had to be taken down last season after it was taken over by wasps. A new beautifully decorated box, made by one of the children, has now been put up in its place.

Sparrow terrace 1 –  all  three sections had droppings in them (roosting birds)
Sparrow terrace 2 –  all  three sections had droppings in them (roosting birds)
Corner field box – no nest but droppings (roosting birds)
Silver Birch Box – full nest of mainly moss (successful Blue Tit nest)
B&W Birdcam box – full nest of mainly moss (failed Great Tit nest)
Butler Box – no nest but droppings (roosting birds)
Staff car park box – mainly mossy nest (successful Blue Tit nest)
Sycamore tree box – no nest but droppings (roosting birds)
Pond box – inaccessible, unable to clean out
Bird table roof – not cleaned out
Open fronted nest box – Robin nest, not cleaned out
Colour Birdcam box – full nest, mainly moss (successful Blue Tit nest)


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