We finished checking our 69 bird boxes today, 3 were missing, 2 were not checked, 22 were empty, 16 had been used as a winter shelter and we had last year's nests in 26 boxes. 7 boxes were repaired, 1 new box installed, giving us a new total of 67 boxes for this year.
The nest counts going back to 2003 are as follows :-
2016 = 26
2015 = 24
2014 = 26
2013 = 31
2012 = 37
2011 = 22
2010 = 30
2009 = 32
2008 = 30
2007 = 28
2006 = 31
2005 = 29
2004 = 31
2003 = 31