Many of our bird boxes now contain nests under construction,mostly built by Blue tits and Great tits.The entrance holes of some boxes were blocked until a few days ago to make sure there would be boxes available for Pied Flycatchers.These beautiful little birds migrate each spring from Africa to breed in Britain, particularly in the oakwoods of North Wales often returning to the same nesting site or bird box used the previous year.We are expecting the Pied Flycatchers to arrive any time now along with Willow and Wood Warblers.
Keeping a record of migrant bird arrivals in your garden or school is interesting and fun.In and around Dol y Moch we recorded the arrival of Chiff Chaffs on the 18th of March and Blackcaps on the 4th of April this year
.Last year's records show arrival dates of the following birds......Pied Flycatcher,3rd April; Willow Warbler, 14th April ;Wood Warbler,17thApril; Cuckoo,19th April
