As previously mentioned we have 7 nest boxes up in the garden which are fiercely fought over by the Blue Tits, Great Tits and Tree Sparrows. However this spring has seen a new competitor namely the Nuthatch so to try and ensure what we think is possibly the first time a Nuthatch has nested in a Scunthorpe area garden we are going all out to make sure it succeeds.
We have enlarged Box 3's hole to 34mm and placed a strategically placed pile of mud close by as Nuthatches plaster mud around the hole to deter preditors but as I sit here typing I can see a Tree Sparrow has just flown into the box and is currently sat looking out!
Box 1 has been busy this morning with a Tree Sparrow taking nest material in and a pair sat on its roof - Box 2 has a Tree Sparrow sat looking out - Box 4 is a Robin box and has no sign of activity at the moment - Box 5 has a Blue Tit visiting regularly -Box 6 will be a contest between Great Tits and Tree Sparrows and Box 7 is a Spotted Flycatcher box and as they are a summer migrant there will be no action until May/June
Good luck with the Nuthatches!
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