Bird Box Survey October 2009 - November 2010

Type and Situation

Findings
October
2009/Spring 2010

Findings
November 2010

Box 1

Blue Tit box in Ash Tree to the right as you face the gate at the Holly Guest Road entrance

Unused - good condition

Box lowered for easier access

Unused

Woodpecker- sized hole

Box 2

Blue Tit box in third Lime Tree on the left inside the gate at the Holly Guest Road entrance

Used - nesting material cleaned out

Box 3

Blue Tit box in the Hawthorn in the middle of the field below the log seat

Contained seeds with tiny holes in them made by field mice or dormice -
box cleaned

Box 4

Robin box in the Hawthorn next to the one above

2009 - changed to Great Tit box

Box 5

In the Alder below the dogs' drinking pool

Blue Tit nest with 6 unhatched eggs -
box cleaned

Used nest - probably Great Tit

Woodpecker-sized hole, protective plate fitted with Tit sized hole

Box 6

In a Cherry Tree near the Oak Tree pond

Great Tit feathers found but no nest - box cleaned

Box 7

In another Cherry Tree near the Oak Tree pond

Blue Tit nest - box replaced

Used - Blue Tits

Protective plated fitted around hole

Box 8

In the Ash Tree in the left hand hedge as you walk down from the log seat, and opposite the Cherry Trees

Blue Tit nest with 7 abandoned eggs - box cleaned

Box 9

In the Orchard to the left as you walk up the path

Old Blue Tit nest (probably from 2008) with 3 unhatched eggs - hole enlarged so box replaced

Unused

Woodpecker-sized hole

Missing wire replaced

Box 10

In a Damson Tree in the Orchard to the right as you walk up the path

Used nest - box replaced

Box 11

In the Hawthorns near the apple store by a Tydemans Early Worcester Apple Tree

Not examined as ground was too overgrown

Used - Blue Tits

Remains of egg and bird

Box replaced

Box 12

In an Apple Tree

No nest

Woodpecker-sized hole. Missing wire replaced

Box 13

In the Hawthorns by the grafted Apple Trees

Small nest - box cleaned

Woodpecker-sized hole

Inaccessible so not examined

Box 13a

In tree to right of Hawthorn in above picture

n/a

New box installed

Box 14

In a large Hawthorn in the Orchard across from No 9

Great Tit nest - box replaced

Unused

Large Woodpecker-sized hole

Box 32

In Cherry Plum tree left of the bench facing Aspects

Nest and egg - probably Great Tit

Woodpecker damage

Box cleaned and wire secured

Box 15

In the Holly Guest hedge of Cherry Plum Trees (in line with Miss Harris's seat)

Used nest

Woodpecker damage Replaced with Woodpecker box sited on the next tree

Box 16

In the Holly Guest hedge of Cherry Plum Trees

Not used

Box replaced

Box 17

In the Holly Guest hedge of Cherry Plum Trees

6/3/10

Used nest

Cleaned and re-installed

Box 18

In the Holly Guest hedge of Cherry Plum Trees

6/3/10

Used nest

New box installed

Unused

Woodpecker-sized hole

Box 19

In a Maple Tree in the bottom copse

6/3/10

Used (nest inside)

New box installed

Not used

Woodpecker-sized hole

Box 20

In one of the Ash trees in the bottom copse

6/3/10

New Great Tit box installed

Unused

Woodpecker-sized hole

Box 21

Bottom of the path at the entrance to the Steps Wood

Box 22

In a Hawthorn to the far left of the path in the Steps Wood - close to the edge of the wood

Box 23

In a Hawthorn just up from Box 22

Unused possibly because of a large nest above it - removed and new box 23 put in the next Hawthorn.

Old box later found on the ground with eggs in it. Birds used it after it was replaced in the tree.

New box - Nest found - box was woodpecker damaged so cleaned and protective plate fitted.

The old box had collapsed - not replaced.

Box 24

In Oak Tree on left of the path in the Steps Wood going back towards the hill overlooking Oak Tree pond

Box 25

In a Field Maple in the Steps Wood off a side path to the left of the second set of steps

Box had fallen off - replaced

Box 26

In a Hawthorn on the right hand side down from the second set of steps

Nest - box damaged by woodpecker so replaced

Box 27

In a Hawthorn in a clearing in the lower far right of the Steps Wood

Blue Tit nest, chicks fledged - woodpecker damaged so replaced

Some nesting material.

Severe woodpecker damage - full-sized hole. Box cleaned and protective plate fitted.

Box 28

Robin box in a Hawthorn tree between the Great Oak and the Orchard

n/a

New Box 28

Tree Creeper box 1 in Blackthorn scrub close to Box 23 in the Steps Wood

Full of nesting material. Cleaned.

Nesting material and rotten Great Tit eggs found.

Box cleaned and protective plate fitted.

Box 29

Tree Creeper box 2 in Steps Wood

Box 30

Tree Creeper box 3 at northern end of hedge on East side of Quarry Field

Box 31

Blue Tit box in Downy Birch next to European Union Cyprus Oak ring