Box 1
This is one of the boxes that I built specially
to put a web cam in. Last year it remained vacant, but now the Great Tits are
nesting in there. The box is about 130mm x 130mm It's in a partially shaded
location, about 15ft high, West facing and has a hole aperture of 32mm.
Camera link - with sound. You'll need to let your browser install the add-on from Zavio to view the image.
Box 2
This is similar to Box 1 but with a 28mm hole restriction and also with
a camera, but no takers yet. This box is slightly lower than Box 1 at about 12
feet and is North facing. Last year the 'sparrow terrace' was sited here which
had nesting Blue Tits.
Camera link - with sound. You'll need to let your browser install the add-on from Zavio to view the image.
Box 3
This box has a base size of 120mm
x 120mm and a hole aperture of 32mm. It's about 20ft high, south facing and
partially shaded. Last year it had breeding Blue Tits and they're back again
this year - the first box to be taken.
Box 4
This box I bought as an open-fronted box but I've
never had any takers for it, so as you can see from the
picture I've put a front panel on. It has a base size of 100mm x 100mm,
a hole that's 28mm and is West facing at a height of about 10ft. No takers
yet this year.
Box 5
Another shop bought box similar to box 4. Although the Blue
Tits have shown some interest in this box, it's never had any takers, preferring
the slightly larger boxes. The entry hole has been repaired with a 28mm plate
and it's West facing at
about 12 feet.
Box 6
This one is identical to box 5 and is West facing at about 7 feet, but
a little exposed. Never used, but I think that it'll have a better chance when
it's more concealed by the celmatis.
Box 7
This is the 3-in-1 box sold as a Sparrow terrace. Although
we've had Sparrows nesting in the garden, they've never shown any interest in
this box. We did have, however, Blue Tits nesting in the centre section last
year.
This year it's re-located to a new position and our second pair of Blue Tits
have bagged it again. It's West facing in a sheltered position at about 10ft
with 32mm holes.