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Baby Blue Tit has fledged!

Our one and only Blue Tit chick flew the nest this morning, after several days of wing flapping and fidgeting in the box. Four eggs were laid, three hatched, the fourth egg was stolen by a woodpecker, and then two of the babies were kidnapped by a woodpecker when they were about eight days old. We took matters into our own hands and stuck the plastic thingie onto the hole of the box to prevent further woodpecker attacks, as we were hell bent on saving the last chick. Surprisingly, the mother took to the new-look nest extremely well, and she was able to see him grow up :-)