On a cold but fine day, three of us met up with Steve Joul to begin the annual survey of our nest boxes.
This involves climbing ladders to lift down the tit boxes, cleaning them out, noting the contents and returning them to their original position. With the robin boxes, the main issue is finding them as we put them up in the middle of holly thickets!
We surveyed the nest boxes along and to the north of Crag Lane. As usual, most of the tit boxes had been used in 2015. Some of the robin boxes had been used by tits, but not robins.
Full results to be published when your correspondent pulls his
finger out!


