"Mike Coon" wrote in message
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'Mike' wrote:
Just had a Blue Tit giving serious consideration to a Tit Box we put
up very early in the year under the veranda just outside the patio
doors.

Don't know about serious, but a BT has visited my box recently and
prompted me to clean it out (with sterilising boiling water) in case there
were some hungry parasites in there waiting for just such a visitation to
get a new host. I've seen it in previous years too.

It might be because the day-length is similar to that in Spring and they
have not noticed that days are shortening instead of lengthening. I don't
think you'll see any interest until the weather is bad enough to justify
their roosting in the box.

Mike.
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Thanks Mike.

Will keep an eye open for activity, but will keep the feeders topped up ;-))

Mike



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