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Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:20 am
by nuthatch
NATIONAL NEST BOX WEEK
14 - 21 February
http://www.bto.org/about-birds/nnbw
Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:02 pm
by Placido
Y'know for two pins I'd put another one up .......
Still flushed with success that the one which was up for 7 years was occupied last season.
Off to eBay

Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:21 pm
by nuthatch
Placi - was it in the same place all that time? I keep thinking I ought to move some/all

of mine

Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:16 pm
by greenfinch2
I usually get lots of lookers but never any takers.
Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:07 pm
by Placido
Yes, Nuthatch, I didn't move it. Just time, time, time .....
I've ordered another, from Amazon, and have chosen a place fairly adjacent to the existing one so in the next week or so I'll look out my Black 'n' Decker, the extension lead, selection of masonry drills, overalls, stepladder, safety goggles (sod that for a game of sojers), and a mug of strong tea .......
Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:10 am
by greenfinch2
Remember the hard hat.

Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:35 am
by nuthatch
Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:36 pm
by Placido
Note to Self: Hard hat, steel-caps, carpenter's pencil, steel rule, rawl plugs .....
Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:52 pm
by nuthatch
..... don't forget the tub of elbow grease from the stores

Re: NESTING BOXES
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:55 pm
by Placido
... Elbow grease, plasters ...