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Time for a clean out!
Today we spent a few valuable hours in the woods removing the old nest material from our nest boxes. We also carried out some repairs so the boxes are ready for new arrivals, when the spring comes again. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, Nest Box, Roosting, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Insects, Nestbox, SDU
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2014 Season Round Up
After a busy breeding season in 2014, we have had some time to reflect on how the season has progressed. You can review the highlights of this season in our newsletter here (SDU Birds Summer 2014).
Posted in Breeding Season, Denmark, Nest Box, Outreach, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Newsletter, Results
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Garden Residents
In a small enclosed area, surrounded by buildings on all sides, close to the Biology Department at the University of Southern Denmark there is a garden, known as the Mexican Garden. In the garden there is a small pond, partially … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Biology, Ducks, Garden, Mexican Garden
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An alternative home!
While walking past this signpost yesterday, outside entrance N at the University of Southern Denmark, I heard a familiar sound. Baby birds, hungry ones too! I stopped and listened carefully and tried to peer into the hollow parts of the … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
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Plucking Post
(Please note: this update from the woods isn’t for the fainthearted) While out visiting nest boxes this week we came across a taste of the wilder, more ferocious side of nature. Next to the path we found the remains of … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, forest, Nature, wild
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Second Broods Begin
With the continuing warm dry weather here in Odense, a number of Great Tits (Musvit) have decided to begin a second brood, or second nesting attempt. In at least 5 boxes in the woods surrounding SDU freshly laid eggs have … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Denmark, Nest Box, SDU
Tagged eggs, great tit, nest box
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The breeding season is flying by!
Over the last 2 weeks things have progressed at an alarming rate in the woods. In about 18 days, the newly hatched baby birds develop from being blind, naked and helpless to alert and fully feathered strong “teenage” birds. When … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Flowers, Nest Box, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Nature, Volunteer, wildlife, Woods
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Ringing begins at SDU
This week we began ringing the chicks which have been developing rapidly in the nest boxes surrounding the university at SDU in Odense. Almost all of our nest boxes are occupied, and we expect a similar number of chicks to … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Ringing, Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nest Box, SDU
Tagged Bird Ringing, Citizen Science, nest monitoring, SDU
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Cuckoo at SDU
Yesterday I heard my first Cuckoo of the season, and luckily it was very close to SDU! I didn’t see the bird, but I have a good idea where it’s territory is. The months of May and June are the … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Migration, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Bird, migration, Nature, wild
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Barn Swallows are back!
On the 17th of April, after visiting some nest boxes in the southern part of the woods I spotted my first Barn Swallows (landsvale) of the year flying low over the fields next to the university in Odense. As … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Nature, Nest Recording, Science, survey, Swallow, Volunteer
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