Description
The willow tit is having more and more difficulty breeding due to a lack of dead trees in the current landscape. It is very critical in its search for rotting trees to excavate its nest. This means that an willow tit nesting box presents several challenges.
On the one hand, the entrance to the nest box should look like a tree and on the other hand, it is important that the box is filled with hard-packed sawdust or a rotting birch trunk. This ensures that the bird still has to dig out its nest and also slows down the migration of other tit species. The small entrance hole of 28mm also plays a role in this.
Studies show that the willow tit lays more eggs in a nesting box than in the wild.
INSTALLATION
Because the willow tit is a sedentary species, a nesting box is most effective when hung near an existing population. The nesting box is hung between 2 and 5 meters high in a wooded environment. To attract the willow tit , it can be helpful to attach rotting birch trunks around surrounding trees.
MAINTENANCE
The nest box can be cleaned in autumn and filled with new sawdust or a new rotting trunk.
