Nest Boxes looking good

Gareth checked the nest boxes, at two of our sites, on 10th May, while Jerry checked the other two sites on 11th.  Occupancy was about 40% (usual) with the majority being Great Tit and Blue Tit, though there are four Redstart (none in the deeper boxes specially put up for them during the winter !!), three Pied Flycatcher and a Nuthatch.  Several boxes had mouse and/or "starter" wasp nests, while one mouse nest seems to have been taken over by a Carder Bee, and Wax Moth occupied another box.  Three of the Great Tit had just hatched, so should be ready for ringing next weekend, with the other species following later in the month.  Sighting highlights on 11th were 10 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing and a male Garganey on the point, with a Cettis Warbler (singing on the back ditch), a Sedge Warbler (belting it out near GN6, including snatches of Swallow alarm calls) and a Lesser Whitethroat (singing near the car park).