This was the 4th year I have had a nest box with a camera inside, and was hoping for a better year than 1st 3 years where I had 4 - 1 - 0 fledge.
It looked much better from the start with both parents very active untill the last one had fledged.
10 eggs were layed, all 10 hatched but 2 were 30 hrs behind 1st 8, those 2 died within 3 days.
The 8 chicks fledged in about 3 hours on the May 20th so I ended up a very happy person !
This year I fitted a counter on the box on February 20th to see how hard these little birds worked and was amazed.
February 20th - May 20th Total of 16627 visits, average of 186/day.
February 20th - April 8th when 1st egg layed, average of 49/day.
April 8th - April 30th when 1st egg hatched, average of 28/day.
April 30th - May 20th when 8 chicks fledged, average of 691/day, Yes 691 visits/day.
Highest visits in 1 day was on May 18th and that was 931.
Both parents fed the chicks and that certainly helped to a successful year for them.
In my pictures and videos you will find something to look at on this nest box.
I hope this has been of interest to you, and it shows how hard these little birds work on just one nest.
Regards John.
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