National Nestbox Week
This week is National Nestbox Week. It’s the perfect time to put up a nestbox and with any luck you could get viewings within a few days.
To coincide with National Nestbox Week, the RSPB Shop is offering 10% off ALL nestboxes until 21st February. This includes webcam nestboxes.
So click here to see what’s on offer.
While you’re waiting for your nestbox to arrive, you might like to learn more about the nesting timetable. This information is from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). If you do put up a nestbox this year, or if you already have one, try their Nestbox Challenge and help to provide important information on birds’ nesting patterns.
Nesting timetable
* Feb-March: Pairs will be busy looking for a suitable nesting site, so expect to see them flying in and out of your box.
* April: Time for a bit of DIY - Blue Tits can produce a full nest from moss and feathers in less than a week!
* Late April/early May: Look out for the first eggs – a single female can lay up to 16, but never more than one a day.
* Late May: A busy time for parents as the hungry chicks start begging for food.
* June: Time for the chicks to fledge – Blue Tits very seldom have second broods, but other species might so keep watching those boxes.
