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Hi, i recently installed a bird nest box with an integrated camera, after checking on wednesday i saw 3 eggs amongst a messy made nest. I think the previous time i checked prior to this was on the monday and nothing was there.
Since i realised eggs were present i have been checking numerous times each day. However no birds have been there since. Everything is exactly as it was wednesday.
Does this mean the bird in question has abondened its eggs? Or is this normal? Thanks in advance
Details if required are as follows. Nest roughly 3 metres high on wall of house, hole is 22mm, sw facing,
Since i realised eggs were present i have been checking numerous times each day. However no birds have been there since. Everything is exactly as it was wednesday.
Does this mean the bird in question has abondened its eggs? Or is this normal? Thanks in advance
Details if required are as follows. Nest roughly 3 metres high on wall of house, hole is 22mm, sw facing,
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what colour eggs?... Though must be a tit. 3 days is way too long to still be alive.
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Safe to take them IMO. Should go well with a weekend fry up.
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Did she have a Lawn Mower?
My Bird never did. |
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Its a black and white camera, eggs are very pale, whitish looking.
How long should i give it before i clear the nest? I was thinking blue/great tit, cant think what must have spooked it. Shame |
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Our lass had Great Tits, might have something in common here.
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Nest roughly 3 metres high
Could be an ostrich, might be hiding at the beach |
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Son of a beach?
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not 100% sure but I think they usually only lay 1 or 2 eggs a day and start incubating when the clutch is complete.....check tomorrow if there are any more eggs
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cracking thread.
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a cat probably killed the parent.
you should make sure there's no easy way for cats to get remotely near the nest. 3 metres is too high from ground level but a nearby wall or anything to jump from for leverage would make it too dangerous for the poor birdies. |
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sorry didnt read your post correctly! might be best to leave it for a couple of days longer just in case
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Make sure the nest is protected so the eggs don't get poached.
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Never thought of that clarkson :)
I'll give it a while longer then. Thx |
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very funny crisp77. nearly choked on me cuppa. hope it hasnt all gone tits up !
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the resident comics on the boil tonight i see..
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You are right Ivor,
Some are having a BEANO tonight. |
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Total guess, but perhaps the eggs aren't fertilized? The hen bird might have had to lay the clutch knowing they wouldn't be viable.
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Only this afternoon I watched the blue tit box in my neighbour’s garden while a cat sat on my fence post and tried to grab the adult as it emerged from the box. Having fallen on its arse it then found its way onto the roof of the shed and sat on the box for 20 minutes trying to claw its way into the box, or waiting for something to emerge. In the end it gave up and within 10 - 15 minutes the adult was back on the job.
While a cat is possibly responsible, if the nest box is out of reach of a cat a sparrowhawk is perhaps more likely. |
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Firstly, thanks for all the (sensible) replies. Just to let you know, i have checked again today, saturday, and the eggs have actually been moved around :)
Just seem to be unlucky as i have not actually witnessed the bird going into the nest box once. Nice to know that all is not lost however. Must just be waiting for a bigger clutch of eggs before she starts to nest. |
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Any Chocolate ones?
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Finally figured out why fack all was happening.....my brother had confessed he put 3 CADBURY MINI fooking EGGS in my nest box!
He actually left work, ladders in towe, just to do that. Fuming. |
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He only told me because on sunday i saw a bird go in there and managed to film it for about 15secs. All it did was peck at an egg and fly back out. When i showed him the video he owned up, knowing full well this same bird must have been eyeing up the nest since wednesday at least, as she had been moving the "eggs" around.
C**T |
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Very funny, regardless of whether or not it's true. Masterly use of the delayed pay-off. |
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History maker, may my son drop down dead if i am lying.
Proper pi55ed me off it did. |
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Told you it was a tit!
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Crackajack7 = Peter Glaze Cracjajack7's brother = Don Maclean |
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"Finally figured out why fack all was happening.....my brother had confessed he put 3 CADBURY MINI fooking EGGS in my nest box!
He actually left work, ladders in towe, just to do that. Fuming" PMSL!! Was about to give some advice, then read that! |
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Ttt for treble
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Cheers Crisp, best laugh of the week. |
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cadburys mini eggs |
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Here you go Crags.
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Can't stop laughing. Excellent stuff.
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