From noon to 2pm there were a further 13 entries, another 6 with both birds. To start with, the male bird spreads his wings in a less threatening way to attract the female. She duly enters and they gaze like love birds, maintaining eye contact. There is much measuring up activity, during which the male sticks his head into a corner and then madly into another corner. 2nd April 2000.
Nest building seems to have started today.
Rain set in late in the day which called a halt to the material transport. 3rd April 2000. A wet day, continuous rain overnight, and heavy rain in the morning put off the birds who have suspended their building activities. There was only one entrance to the box all day. One can now tell if a bird has been in, by the pattern of the straw on the box floor.