Hi- we have a blue tit nest box on the wall of our house, currently occupied by a female who has laid 9 eggs- she doesn’t seem to be supported by a male and sits on the eggs for about half an hour at a time before nipping out for a few minutes to feed. We have had scaffolding up for about the last four weeks to have our roof relaid- the nest must have been built during that time, and the bird doesn’t seem to have been bothered by the builders- but the scaffolding is due to be taken down later this week, with lots of to-ing and fro-ing past the nest box with scaffolding boards and polls. Is this likely to disturb her, and is there anything we can do to avoid this?
Not wishing to argue, and certainly not condoning disturbance, to correct the law point. Carrying out work, gardening, maintenance or whatever is not illegal, regardless of whether it potentially disturbs a nest…….unless it is a listed species, which in gardens is highly unlikely.