Thursday, March 27, 2008

Halifax Town Centre Blackbirds

Info for Steve Blacksmith - (nest record scheme)
Feb 22nd - newly built nest in underfloor car park -Woolshops (female with nest material)
Located on a steel girder under the roof space at approx 12ft high
Feb 27th - female sitting tight, male nearby
Mar 7th - female still on nest, male nearby
Mar 10th pair feeding young in nest
Mar 19th (probably fledged this morning) with 2 young sitting up on edge of nest and later on girder adjacent to the nest with another on floor of car park being fed by female

1 comment:

Steve Blacksmith said...

Thanks David, I can fill out a card with that data.
(Acknowledging you as finder.)
I got one accepted this winter from some detailed notes
I found in "The Halifax Naturalist", 1904. It was a Sparrowhawk nest at Hebden Bridge.