Hi Everyone,
Im new here and to looking after birds, have always had feeders in the garden though and need some advice.
I got a nest box with a camera in it back in March and immediately had a Blue Tit move in.
7 eggs were laid and all hatched by the 5th May but on the 16th I was down top 3 babies left, all within a day roughly. I assume the bodies got buried or removed since they were still small and pretty much featherless.
The 3 remaining seemed to be doing alright but the last few nights, the mother has not stayed in the nest overnight. I have still seen 2 adults feeding though but maybe not as frequent, hard to tell that though.
Then yesterday another died and a second this morning. They are almost fully feathered and whilst I think an adult might have tried to remove a body, it didn't seem able to.
Very sad that my first brood seems to have been a bit of a failure and keeping my fingers crossed for this last chick, who does seem a touch bigger than the others, but I have some questions.
For reference, the box is on a north facing wall, just under the eaves but there is a flat roof below it. I've seen a cat on the roof once so may need top put a deterrent but as I've still seen 2 adults at the same time, I don't think this is due to loss of a parent.
Thanks for any advice.
Paul