With winter finally gone, spring has brought back the family of Coal Tits to the East Kilbride Laboratory.

The redundant cigarette bin has once again become home to the birds that have spent the last few weeks preparing their nest.

Currently six small eggs are being attended to by the pair who the Technical department staff have affectionately called ‘Steve and Ann’, following the sound of their calls to each other.

The eggs should hatch in the coming weeks and we should see chicks trying to leave the nest by mid June.