Nesting box 1 is located high up on the wall
on the South side of the house and is occupied by the House Sparrow.
More recent pictures can be
seen in 1998 ARCHIVE 1a.
30 April 1998
Mum is working hard to keep them fed.
30 April 1998
Dark rows of feathers beginning to appear.
29 April 1998
Feed me, feed me, feed me!.
28 April 1998
Three little chicks and one egg still to hatch.
28 April 1998
Close-up of the chicks and egg.
23 April 1998
Mum keeping the eggs warm. Should hatch in a few days
20 April 1998
Four eggs is the final total. Mum taking her turn at incubating.
17 April 1998
Four eggs now! Eggs appearing at a rate of one per day.
16 April 1998
Three eggs now! Dad just on his way out.
15 April 1998
Two eggs now!
12 April 1998
The first egg! On Easter day!!!.
5 April 1998
Still busy constructing.
29 March 1998
Roosting in the evening
28 March 1998
Nest construction well underway.
The box was emptied and
cleaned at the beginning of March and within a couple of days one sparrow was roosting in
it at night. |
