I saw the same thing happen last year. Just one very brief inspection. Now I am wondering whether to put a different front on the box so it would be suitable for Great Tits. Yesterday I fixed my old Robin nestbox on a fence hidden behind a bush. There is no camera in that one but I can just see it and would be able to take photographs if it were to be used by a Robin.
Hi again John, interesting to hear that a Great tit has stopped by your robin box :-)
ReplyDeleteDon’t know what I would do there. Weighing up footage of a Robin over a Great tit is a hard one. Perhaps if you did change the entrance a Blue tit could find it first!
Sticking my neck out here… I’d take the gamble and leave all as is :-)
Great that the blue tit pair are still interested in your other box. Looking promising there :-D
Hello Shirl. The Great Tit may just have been looking for insects, who can tell?
ReplyDeleteI did try a different front on that box for a while. The main problem is the camera is colour only and not very sensitive so the video was very dull. When I installed it I put one white LED in to give a bit of illumination at night. I think I will leave it as it is for this year.
I think I'm with Shirl on this one but only because I would love to be able to follow a Robin family in your box, having said that I'm sure I would enjoy seeing a Great Tit family too :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure we are out of the woods yet despite all the welcome signs of Spring, it is very cold again here. Hope you have a relaxing and not too cold weekend.
Hello Jan. I would love to be able to watch Robins bring up a family so I will leave the box alone this year.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it reached about +9C yesterday this morning it was -3C when we went walkabout and once again the pond is frozen over.