'Mike' wrote:
Quite a few I am afraid.

Just outside the Patio doors, under the veranda and about 8 - 10 ft
from where I sit at the computer, we have an 'ornamental' tit box. I
say 'ornamental' because it is a fancy thing looking like a house
with fancy pictures on it and 'Love Nest' just over the hole!!

We put this up for 'decoration' in the Spring and low and behold a Tit
showed interest, went inside and moved on.

We now have a Blue tit which investigated, tapped the hole from
outside and inside and now, every night just as it gets dusk, it pops
in for the night. Been doing this for over a week to our knowledge.

Doesn't bother about us, sitting here waiting for it, just inside,
glass in hand ;-) (Birdwatching with ALL the comforts)

Questions. Would this be male or female? Is it likely to nest in the
Spring? Is there anything I should do different to what I am doing
now? (My instinct is NO). I have a conventional RSPB nestbox in the
hedges out of view. Can I bring that out nearer or should I leave it
where it is? I do pass a garage near a main road with about 5 or 6
Tit boxes side by side. Is this correct?
Looking forward to some advice.

Many thanks

Mike

I'm pretty sure that'll be the male. You may even see, as I did a few weeks
ago, a potential mate cleaning up after him if he leaves messes. Bonding is
a strange business! See http://www.mybitoftheplanet.com/ for detailed
narratives of BT nesting over the years,

Mike.
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