The 2008 Nestbox Diary

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Chapter 1 - January -March.. Starlings roost, & Early Great Tit inspections
Chapter 2 - Jan-March (part 2).. Some Starling courtship, few Great Tit visits
Chapter 3 - Jan-March (part 3)..
Chapter 4 - March (part 1)..
Chapter 5 - March (part 2).. The Starlings start nest building
Chapter 6 - March (part 3).. Starlings make slow progress; Great Tit visits increase
Chapter 7 - March (part 4).. Great Tit nest building gets under way
Chapter 8 - April (part 1).. Great Tit nest completed, Starlings still building
Chapter 9 - April (part 2).. 10 Great Tit and 5 Starling eggs are laid
Chapter 10 - April (part 3).. Incubation of both clutches
Chapter 11 - April (part 4).. Hatching
Chapter 12 - May (part 1).. The chicks - their early development
Chapter 13 - May (part 2).. The chicks gain their feathers
Chapter 14 - May (part 3).. The chicks prepare to fledge
Chapter 15 - May (part 4).. Fledging for the Great Tit and Starling chicks