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2010 Comments
Posted On: May 23, 2010 06:40:27 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: How lovely that Helen from Smethwick has found our site and keeps us posted as to how things are going with her birds. It's great to share an interest with others in this way.
-Hi Chrys, Yes it is! It's a shame it has been such a bad year.
Posted On: May 21, 2010 12:57:47 PM
NickName: Amfi
location: Bath
Comments: Oh no! How terribly sad. I hope they get to have another go. Weather like this could make a huge dent in all the smaller bird numbers - I'm sure it's not just your bluetits.
-Hello Amfi, We are still hoping they will try again.
Posted On: May 21, 2010 11:33:00 AM
NickName: Helen F
location: Smethwick
Comments: Hi, it's me again! I was so disappointed when I just looked at your site and saw all the babies have gone. It brought tears to my eyes. The weather is really nice here but still not much live food going in but all four babies seem ok at present and are getting out of the cup. I found a baby magpie yesterday and brought him home. I fed him some suet pellets and some live mealworms but his head kept turning upsidedown. So i phoned a wildlife sanctuary in Nuneaton last night and have taken him there today. They think it may just be a deformity and are getting a vet to check him this afternoon. They said if it is just a deformity that he can live out the rest of his life at the sanctuary so hopefully it will be a happy ending. I will let you know. Well good luck with the birds..hopefully they will try again and it will be more successful. I'll let you know how my blue tits do.
-Hello Helen, It sounds like the magpie will be okay.
Posted On: May 21, 2010 07:10:51 AM
NickName: Lily
location: Wick
Comments: Why hasn't the egg hatched?
-Hello Lily, Sometimes, not all of the eggs hatch, that's why she lays so many.
Posted On: May 19, 2010 03:01:00 PM
NickName: Helen F
location: Smethwick
Comments: Hi again. You are right, Smethwick is near Birmingham. I just wanted to let you know what was happening in our box. We had a chick die last week and another the next day. On Monday we had 8 chicks all looking well, but then when I got up yesterday there were only 6. Another died yesterday morning and another last night. I watched the mother struggle with its body this morning. Very sad. I'm finding it quite depressing really as I am a massive animal lover. There are still 4 chicks at the moment but mom and dad are away for up to 15 minutes at a time and seem to be bringing alot of suet and fat from the bird feeder into the nest. I've put out live mealworms but the starlings eat most of them and the blue tits don't seem to be interested in them anyway. I've even climbed up a ladder and pushed them throught the hole but when mom and dad came back they removed them. She did come back with one of them but that was it. I just wondered if you were experiencing the same problems food wise or are they managing to feed the chicks plenty? I don't have a link to the net, I just watch it on my tele. It's the first year I've had a box. I found your site just from doing a search through Yahoo and saved it to my favourites. Your site is great and gives me something to compare to. Hope your chicks are doing well.
-Hello again Helen, We've had terrible trouble too. I don't think it's the food as there seemed to be plenty going in. I think they were just thrown by the very warm April and then May has been too cold. We are hoping they might try again.
Posted On: May 18, 2010 05:59:00 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: Oh dear! What a shame. I'm so disappointed and sad There were three babies left when I last counted, lets hope they will survive. I'm crossing my fingers the weather stays dry and warm to enable them to get stronger.
-Hi Chrys, Me too!
Posted On: May 18, 2010 05:11:13 PM
NickName: Emily
location: Cardiff
Comments: Oh no, how sad that the chicks did not survive the cold weather. Let's hope these 3 are fighters. I also heard children playing on the video.
-Hello Emily, It has been very cold the last few nights. I hope they'll be okay.
Posted On: May 17, 2010 07:39:32 PM
NickName: Tom
location: Bath
Comments: Hooray! My teacher has FINALLY put the website on the Portal. I have a question for you. Why when commenting do you have to enter what the "scrambled digits" are, anyway I hope the last birds/bird hatches!
-Good news Tom! The scrambled letters mean that people can only enter one comment at a time.
Posted On: May 17, 2010 07:26:47 PM
NickName: Kate
location: Bath
Comments: In the video on 16/05/10, we thought we could hear children playing in the garden.
-Yes Kate, the microphone is very sensitive and picks up all kinds of background noise. Listen to the party in the video on 01/05/10!
Posted On: May 16, 2010 05:33:14 PM
NickName: Jessie
location: Wick
Comments: They are really small! How long does it take before the chicks are fully grown?
-Hi Jessie, If you take a look at the previous year's footage, it's nearly 3 weeks after the last one hatches that they leave the box. They are dependent on their parents for some time after that though.
Posted On: May 15, 2010 05:55:31 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: Hi everyone. It's great that we all have something in common - bird watching! Do you think those baby birds look a bit like aliens? I check the website a couple of times a day as I'm absolutely mesmerised.
-Hello Chrys, Yes they do look fairly scrawny at this stage, but the feathers will soon be coming.
Posted On: May 15, 2010 08:45:19 AM
NickName: Jessie
location: Wick
Comments: A lot of chicks now.
I hope they all survive.
-Hello Jessie, Me too, but we always lose some.
Posted On: May 13, 2010 10:27:51 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: Hooray! We don't have to wait any longer as the eggs have hatched. Those little mouths wide open look so sweet. Did I see the parent bird taking a piece of egg shell out of the nest? Obviously very houseproud in that house. I look forward to seeing the chicks grow now. Let's hope they all survive.
-Hi Chrys, Yes it was egg shell, we were hoping to find some below the nest, but they must have taken the pieces further afield.
Posted On: May 13, 2010 09:13:28 PM
NickName: Dorothy, Dave, Tania, Nick, Charles & Anne
location: Rome
Comments: Ciao! Great hatching! Hope the rest of them hatch as well. Look forward to looking again when we return to Wales.
-Ciao! I hope you are having a lovely holiday!
Posted On: May 12, 2010 08:18:21 PM
NickName: Tom
location: Bath
Comments: I have just looked at the year 5 portal but they haven't put the website on yet. I have left a note to say there are 3 chicks hatched.
-Hello Tom. There are more now, you'll have to leave another note!
Posted On: May 12, 2010 08:05:03 PM
NickName: Kate
location: Bath
Comments: I think your website's great. I'm afraid we haven't had time to show it to the class in school yet. Can't wait to see the blue tits again.
-Hi Kate. Don't worry, you have plenty of time before they fledge!
Posted On: May 12, 2010 10:19:44 AM
NickName: Tom and Kate
location: Bath
Comments: Wow! Aren't they small? There have been lots of blue tits and great tits looking for food in our garden too, so maybe their babies are hatching too!
-Hi Tom and Kate. I'd bet they are!
Posted On: May 11, 2010 09:28:25 PM
NickName: Caroline
location: Cardiff
Comments: How exciting, we will have to show Emily tomorrow!! I have put a link on my class page at school. Hopefully some children will show interest.
-Hello Caroline. Well, now it is getting interesting. Hopefully they'll enjoy it.
Posted On: May 11, 2010 09:18:19 PM
NickName: Emily
location: Cardiff
Comments: Hello, just to let you know that we have birds in our garden now. We are watching them everyday and hoping that they return with their friends. We too are excited about the eggs hatching. It is good to see that you have interest in other areas. Perhaps you could have a flag counter?
-Hello Emily. I knew they'd come. I spotted a blackbird and a pair of bluetits when I was there the other day!
Posted On: May 11, 2010 10:35:06 AM
NickName: Tom and Kate
location: Bath
Comments: Where is Smethwick? Good it has the same end!
-Hello Tom and Kate. In the West Midlands, near Birmingham. I know, still in the UK, not far really! But the furthest away we have had!
Posted On: May 08, 2010 11:09:43 AM
NickName: Helen F
location: Smethwick
Comments: Made a mistake with my dates. It was Monday 26th May 2010 that she laid the tenth egg and started incubating. She laid the first egg Friday 17th April.
-Hello Again Helen. You are right about the incubation period. I just used the dates off the last few years from this box! How did you come to find our site?!
Posted On: May 08, 2010 11:01:09 AM
NickName: Helen F
location: Smethwick
Comments: Hi, I also have blue tits in my nestbox with a camera. She started incubating Monday 19th May and we have 10 eggs too. Today is the 13th day of incubation so they should be hatching soon. I read that it was 13-15 days for incubation but know weather conditions make a difference as we have racing pigeons. Can't wait for the eggs to hatch. I find your site great as it gives people the chance to compare what is happening in other peoples boxes and also gives people without boxes the chance to see what happens. Hopefully it will inspire more people to give a helping hand to nature.
-Hello Helen. Now if there was a prize for the post from furthest away from Wick, you'd win it! Do you have your own website we could have a link for?
Posted On: May 04, 2010 11:10:29 PM
NickName: Kate and Tom
location: Bath
Comments: We've taken the website address into school and they're going to put a link to it on the class portal so there'll be lots of viewers from Bath now too!
-Hi Kate and Tom. Excellent! Maybe someone will set up a camera in Bath for next year!
Posted On: May 04, 2010 07:57:17 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: Hi everyone, it seems as if we are all anxiously waiting for the eggs to hatch. Approximately how long does it take for the eggs to hatch?
-Hello Chrys. If you take a look at the footage for the last couple of years, it's about ten or eleven days between the last egg being laid and the first one hatching.
Posted On: April 29, 2010 09:09:18 AM
NickName: Emily
location: Cardiff
Comments: I can't wait to see the eggs hatch. I am enjoying watching the birds in your garden.
-Hi Emily. I must admit, I'm getting a bit excited now too!
Posted On: April 29, 2010 07:45:29 AM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: Did I count six eggs in the nest? Hooray!
-Hello Chrys. Nope, count again!
Posted On: April 27, 2010 09:27:28 PM
NickName: Ruth
location: Wick
Comments: It is going well with the blue tit
wait until the baby blue tits come!
-Hello Ruth. I'm glad you are still watching!
Posted On: April 23, 2010 05:24:51 PM
NickName: Emily
location: Cardiff
Comments: I am very excited that there are two eggs in the nest. There are still no birds visiting my garden!
-Hello again Emily. Give it time, I'm sure they'll come.
Posted On: April 23, 2010 10:25:42 AM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: I'm delighted! Not one but two eggs already. I had begun to think there would be no eggs this year.
-Hi Chrys. Yes, and hopefully more on the way.
Posted On: April 23, 2010 10:20:50 AM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: What excitement! I began to think there wasn't going to be any eggs this year and now there are two! I hope there will be more.
-Hello Chrys! We were getting a little worried for a while, especially when there was so much activity up in the Playgroup garden!
Posted On: April 18, 2010 11:32:08 PM
NickName: MUM AND DAD
location: CARDIFF
Comments: Looks as if it is all set up for eggs - hope they arrive soon.
-Hello Mum and Dad! Yes, we just need to be patient now.
Posted On: April 07, 2010 10:29:41 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: That is definitely going to be a nest! It's amazing how things have taken shape so quickly.
-Hi Chrys. We hope so, but there is still very little sign of the other bluetit.
Posted On: March 29, 2010 04:01:14 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick. Vale of Glam
Comments: I've just tuned in again and was delighted to see one bird in the box and another who just popped in for a second. I notice the nest building material is now edging all the sides of the box. Do both birds help make the nest?
-Hello Chrys. Yes, finally a fleeting glance of two birds in the box. They've still a fair way to go before you could call it a finished nest though!
Posted On: March 29, 2010 03:49:52 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick. Vale of Glam
Comments: I check the website a few times a day to see what's happening. It certainly looks as if someone is working hard as the nest building material is growing.
-Hello Again Chrys. The one bluetit has been bringing in the odd bit of material for a week or so.
Posted On: March 19, 2010 06:16:58 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: Hooray! There are certainly signs of nest building. Let's hope for some good weather to encourage more activity.
-Hi Chrys. Unfortunately, there is only one bluetit in the garden. Maybe he's just making the nestbox more comfortable for himself!
Posted On: March 03, 2010 10:40:20 AM
NickName: Emily Davies
location: Cardiff
Comments: Daddy says that he will get me some bird feeders and then I can watch the birds in my garden.
-Hello Emily. Excellent news, it won't be long before your garden is full of birds!
Posted On: March 02, 2010 06:43:06 PM
NickName: sam.wooding
location: Cardiff
Comments: I am glad that you have bought a new camera so that we can watch the birds again.
I think this camera is better because the movements of the birds were better because on the old camera the video kept stopping and starting.
-Hello Sam. Yes, I think the camera is better too!
Posted On: March 01, 2010 06:07:49 PM
NickName: Emily Davies
location: Cardiff
Comments: Looking forward to watching the developments.
-Hello Emily. Maybe you can encourage your mum and dad to put up some bird feeders and a nestbox in your new garden!
Posted On: March 01, 2010 05:45:11 PM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: I have been waiting for Spring to see the blue tits again. The colour is so much better this year. The children at playgroup are learning a lot about birds at the moment and being able to observe them in the birdhouse is going to be very exciting for them. They will be learning how the parent birds care for their young until they are ready to fledge.
-Hello Chrys. We are still waiting for the other bluetit to make an appearance or there will be no eggs at all!
Posted On: February 28, 2010 11:48:47 AM
NickName: Chrys
location: Wick
Comments: I am delighted that everything is sorted again. The colour this year is superb and I'm looking forward to seeing how things progress. One of our topics at the moment is linked to birds and the children are proving very knowledgeable. There is no doubt that having the opportunity to view birds in this way is going to enhance their interest and knowledge. Many, many thanks and keep the good work up.
-Cheers Chrys, we do seem to have been beset by problems this year.
Posted On: February 18, 2010 10:56:24 AM
NickName: Anne
location: Wick Playgroup
Comments: Fantastic pictures and colour - certainly the best yet! Looking forward to finding out what happens next. Da iawn, Ben.
-Thanks Anne.
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2008 Comments
Posted On: February 20, 2008 07:52:20
PM
NickName: Tom
location:
Bath
Comments: I like watching the
fluffy chicks that look like
little tiny cushions jumping up and down at
their mummy when it was
2007.
-Thanks
Tom!
Posted On:
February 20, 2008 07:45:58 PM
NickName:
Amfi, Mart, Tom and
Kate
location: Cardiff but Bath now
Comments:
Loved watching the box last year
and told lots of friends about it.
Looking forward to watching again
this year!!!
-Hopefully things will start happening
again
soon!
Posted
On: March 26, 2008 08:38:33 PM
NickName:
Amfi, Mart, Tom and
Kate
location: Bath, Wales
Comments: Hooray!
Just looked at the latest
pictures!! Great colour - you are
clever!
-Cheers All! Let's hope there are lots more
sunny days!
Posted
On: April 24, 2008 06:45:52
PM
NickName:
bethany
location: cardiff
Comments: when about will
the bluetits probably lay their
eggs?
-Soon
hopefully! Last year the first 6
eggs were laid around the 25th April and
the second 6 on about the 9th May.
It's been cold this month, maybe
they've hung on a bit for warmer
weather.
Posted On: May 05,
2008 09:18:52 PM
NickName:
Caroline
Location: Cardiff
Comments:
Looking forward to seeing the eggs
being laid and then watching the
developments. Great to see the
birds in colour this year. Keep up the good
work!!
-Thanks Caroline! Unfortunately, the
Sycamore tree is in leaf now and
might be blocking out too much sunlight
for any more colour! We'll have to
wait and see.
Posted On:
May 15, 2008 04:30:22
PM
NickName: Sam Wooding
Location:
Cardiff
Comments: First 1 egg
then 5 eggs then 7 eggs then 9 eggs thats
impossible how is the mum going to
feed all 9 birds.
-Hello Sam, Hopefully we'll have
a bit more luck than last
year and
their mum and dad will do their best.
Posted On:
May 15, 2008 04:45:20
PM
NickName: Seb
Location:
Cardiff
Comments: I like the
birds and the eggs. I can't believe they
laid 9 eggs.
-Hello Seb, Me neither. I hope they
manage to look after them
all.
Posted On: May 15, 2008
05:07:48 PM
NickName:
Betsy
Location: S.Glamorgan
Comments:
13/05/08 seven now nine......WOW!
But how are these beautiful fluffy
little chicks going to fit in
those teeny, tiny eggs? And one more thing
when the weather changes suddenly
how do the chicks survive?
-Hello Betsy, Do you
remember from last year how small the
chicks were when they were first
born? Lets hope the weather is
good.
Posted On: May
16, 2008 07:18:23 PM
NickName:
Lily
Location:
Wick
Comments: Great job!
-Thanks Lily!
:)
Posted On: June 04, 2008
09:08:26 PM
NickName: Chrys
Thomas
Location: Wick
Playgroup
Comments: I
thoroughly enjoy tuning in to find out what's
been happening with the birds. I
think your comments are great fun and as
good, if not better than Bill
Oddie on Springwatch. Keep up the good
work.
-Thanks Chrys.
Posted On: June
04, 2008 11:26:39 PM
NickName:
Mum and Dad
Location:
Cardiff
Comments: great to see
the newly hatched chicks - well worth
waiting for. Looking forward to
seeing them fledge. Hope she is providing
them with plenty of food.
-Cheers Mum and
Dad!
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