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Home bargains have nest boxes for 99 pence mainly robin ones so i got some .

greenfinch2 wrote:Home bargains have nest boxes for 99 pence mainly robin ones so i got some .

There's no faulting your optimism greenfinch

Are you undercutting their prices, Greenfinch ??
I like your style .......

I was thinking about the best time to put up our next boxes and saw that from my postings that I did it around this time last year. Is this too early and I should put them up now or wait a little while ? I was quite disappointed last year as we didn't get any occupants. I took down the boxes in October and they are all clean and tidy for this year.

Should be up by now, Mike - honestly, tomorrow may be too late .
One of mine has already been taken by very possessive bluetits who just luuuurve their new apartment and guard it watchfully.

I think this is a very early season - dunnocks, blueys, chaffinches all exhibiting 'springtime' behaviour and the cuckoos are a month early in their journey north.

You could put them back straight after cleaning. Sometimes you get a bird roosting in one all winter and may go on to nest in it

I have just got up my new one I got at Christmas it has a camera in it ,there has been little interest in any boxes so far my son is away with my Homebase ones.I live in hope.

Thanks for the replies. I'll get them up tomorrow. Hopefully we'll be more lucky this year.
I watched a chaffinch chasing around a female quite determinedly the other day !

Boxes are now up. Haven't had anything looking yet but it's been raining most of the day and not many small birds about.

Wow, that was quick work .
I hope your industry reaps a swift reward, Mike, but the vagaries of our feathered friends and all that .......