Nest box activity

davelumb · Post by **davelumb** » Thu Oct 06 2022 10:17

There's a female House Sparrow looking out of my nest box and another one has been trying to get in. What on earth is going on at this time of year?

davelumb · Post by **davelumb** » Thu Oct 06 2022 10:27

It gets more confusing. Two females now gone in the box with a third looking in!

stubbojo · Post by **stubbojo** » Fri Oct 14 2022 20:01

looks like there gazumping each other , let purple bricks sort it out ....for the cheapest offer

sorry dave cant help myself .......

martin(rockape) · Post by **martin(rockape)** » Sun Oct 16 2022 17:13

Maybe its just a bit of "Sparrow fun" spit roast sparrows

Regards

Martin

stubbojo · Post by **stubbojo** » Sun Oct 16 2022 18:46

martin(rockape) wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16 2022 17:13 -
Maybe its just a bit of "Sparrow fun" spit roast sparrows

Regards

Martin

thought my answer was bad martin , but thats just perverse

Chico 48 PAC · Post by **Chico 48 PAC** » Sun Oct 16 2022 19:13

Just keeping warm?

davelumb · Post by **davelumb** » Sun Oct 16 2022 19:24

I've not seen them going in and out again.

I should have a look inside.

pikin · Post by **pikin** » Sun Oct 16 2022 20:30

Overnight roosting when it is cold perhaps Dave?

davelumb · Post by **davelumb** » Sun Oct 16 2022 20:40

pikin wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16 2022 20:30 -
Overnight roosting when it is cold perhaps Dave?

I wondered that but it was mid morning. I suspect there could have been something worth eating in there, like a nest of spiders or something.

pikin · Post by **pikin** » Sun Oct 16 2022 21:09

Mine get inspected everyday by Blue t*ts and I had concluded they were after insects.

davelumb · Post by **davelumb** » Sun Oct 16 2022 21:12

pikin wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16 2022 21:09 -
Mine get inspected everyday by Blue t*ts and I had concluded they were after insects.

There had been spider webs all around the entrance hole and the rest of the box before the sparrows showed up. Not seen one since!