The great tit's nest is becoming more and more comfortable and tonight I watched it snuggling down.
I almost thought it was rolling the eggs over, but it would have been the quickest egg laying in history as I had only looked at the nest an hour ago!
The builder of the nest is female, and sightings of the male in the nestbox have not been made, although that's not to say he hasn't been around.
When will there be eggs? I'm hoping next week sometime, but I'll bring daily updates here with new pics and video.
So life continues outside the nestbox and eggciting (sorry couldn't resist) news from the blackbirds next door. They appear to be using the same nest in the same bush as last year and this afternoon I noticed one was 'depositing' an empty egg shell on the other side of the house.
I did notice the blue tits looking at the nestbox today but yet again they've been too late. Maybe they'll use the nestbox they've been roosting in or even the hole in the wall next door.
I'm hoping to spend a bit of time in the garden this weekend, and will feedback any news on all the birds.
I'll obviously be focusing on the great tits, blut tits and blackbirds, but will be casting an eye for the swallows, goldfinches, tree sparrows and the male pheasant.
An order for mealworms will also be placed so I'm hoping to find out exactly who has chicks next week.
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