Live view of nest boxes in Cookstown, N.Ireland.

• Box 1 is empty. There was no interested from any birds this year.
• Box 2 is occupied by a pair of Swifts.
• Box 3 is empty. The Swift pair have not returned yet.

	One of the chicks in Box 1 calls their dad, who's just outside with food.

2012-05-09:	Nest building has begun in Box 2 with some dry grass and leaves.
2012-05-06:	Box 2 is now online! A very quick camera swap has got it back online. Will attempt Box 3 tomorrow.
2012-05-05:	The swift pair from last year have returned to Box 2. You can't watch them yet though -- guess what, more camera trouble!
2012-05-01:	The first Swifts have arrived in Cookstown.
2012-04-16:	Looks like the Great Tit pair where just teasing us, they've lost interest in the box again.
2012-04-09:	What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I was ready to give up on Box 1, this-morning a pair of Great Tits have claimed it. Both birds have been inside. Expect the internal camera to be on soon!
2012-04-01:	Where have all the birds gone? There's been no birds visiting the box or my feeders for about 3 weeks now. Is this going to be the first year Box 1 is empty? Unless there's some late interest then it's all up to the Swifts. They should start appearing in Cookstown in about three weeks time, replacement cameras have been ordered and should be installed next weekend.
2012-02-05:	An external view of Box 1 is now online.
2012-01-16:	Welcome to 2012! All the boxes are offline at the moment. There has been very little activity on Box 1 which is unusual for this time of year, it's normally being checked out. There are pairs of Great Tits and Blue Tits around but none of them seem to be house hunting just yet. The most frequent visitors to the garden at the moment are Gold Finches - a bird that until recently was rarely seen in my garden.

News from the last few seasons is here.

Images and video from this and previous seasons: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006.

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