"Boxing Day"

With the assistance of my trainee [head honcho at BTCV] to carry the ladder, we successfully cleaned and repaired 12 nest boxes in the conservation area. We attached metal plates to repair the woodpecker and squirrel damage as well, 6 smaller, Blue Tit ones and 6 larger, Great Tit ones. Hopefully, they will all be used again after a gap of two years. The ringers will monitor the boxes in May and ring the pulli when they reach the right size. Having carried the ladder, there are now 3 ringers who know where all the boxes are!