It's been a few weeks since we were able to tag Bram at the 'Schaapskooi' - a sheep farm and smallholding in Nisse... let's see how he's been getting on.
While we were unable to get him on camera, Bram continued foraging around the farm on a daily basis for the first week after tagging. The bulk of his points were located in the trees along the dike, and he was sleeping and singing in this area. This confirmed our suspicion: he'd set up a territory here.
Despite his commitment to the Schaapskooi, he has also been visiting a number of other sites in the Zak van Zuid-Beveland, presumably to forrage. These include orchards, gardens and crop fields.
Since mid-June, Bram has been loosing interest in his territory at the Schaapskooi - singing less, sleeping elsewhere and generally spending less time here. Sadly this suggests that he's been unable to find a female and settle down to nest. He still visits the Schaapskooi almost daily, allowing us to keep in touch with him, but his dedication to his territory has clearly waned.
He has instead turned his attention to other areas of the Zak van Zuid-Beveland, and we have records of him visiting nature areas (including some privately owned fields), a dairy/beef farm, and a tiny children's/village farm in Driewegen (more than 3km south of his territory).
It will be interesting to see where he goes next!