Blue tit raids wren nest

Caught on camera!!! We see you!! This cheeky blue tit was caught red handed stealing moss from a wren's nest then taking it back to line its own nest box!



Watch to the end to see the wren come back and look about the nest, all confused. You can almost see it thinking: "Where's that moss gone?"

Earlier in the season I watched this wren spend ages carefully positioning this moss at the front of the roosting pouch as it built its nest. Poor thing!

Wrens often nest in my front porch and I paint them often, as above. It's been great to watch their comings and goings via the nest cam this spring.

All the nest cams in my garden are proving a real draw in the gallery and people are so keen to follow the stories of each bird.

 The kestrel has just laid an egg and the blackbirds are almost ready to fledge, but the cutest at the moment are the tawny owl chicks. Watch their mother feed them by clicking the utube link below.



I've uploaded the best of the footage I've been getting onto my website. Click here to watch it: