Like busses, you wait ages for a pair of birds to take up residence in the nest box which was lovingly cleaned out by yours truly, and all of a sudden two pairs turn up at the same time. In our case we have had two pairs of bluetits expressing a great deal of interest in feathering this particular nest, so much so that we have witnessed some real ding-dong scraps between the couple of couples.

Add to the battling bluetits some squabbling sparrows from a nearby nest who are not overly enamoured at having such close neighbours and we've had a flurry of feathers flying from the feisty lot. Anyway, things appear to have settled down somewhat, with one pair of bluetits busy lining the nest box with moss and other material.

Let's hope they get around to finishing off the decorating and get on with the laying of eggs without any more turf wars! Watch this space for updates.