our kestrel box on an old concrete lampost |
kestrel taken hunting near where the box is sighted |
I've also made a few different smaller bird boxes to go with the one's we already have. This will extend our box colony and increase our chances as well as the birds for success this coming breeding season.
boxes for redstart with the square hole cut out and a tit box with the round hole |
boxes with a bit of stain on them |
open fronted box |
round hole tit box with a protective steel piece around the hole |
redstart box but nuthatches and tits have been known to nest in these as well |
wheatear box |
wheatear box sighted amongst some craggy rocks |
wheatear taken near the house last summer |
robin (open fronted nest box) |
wren (square or round hole box) |
blue tit (round hole box) |
nuthatch (square or round hole box) |
redstart (square hole box) |
blackbird (open fronted box) |
coal tit (round hole box) |
Well they've got plenty to choose from so lets hope for a good breeding season.