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We have bluetits furiously nesting in a box on a wall in our garden with blackbirds nesting a few feet away in a clematis armandii on the same wall. Needless to say, their paths to/from the nests frequently cross as they fly backwards and forwards. The male blackbird has been seen 'mobbing' the bluetits as they run the gauntlet. Anyone else come across this behaviour?
Many birds are territorial and particularly so at nesting time. Even if the other species isn't a threat or a direct competitor for the same food. As a parent you don't want lots of coming and going near your nest which might attract the attention of predators to your own nest.
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It can be a battlefield at this time of year, usually it doesn't come to blows between species, if a neighbouring blackbird or blue tit ventures in though expect feathers to fly. Lots of species try to exploit the limited habitat available to them in gardens and you will always get some degree of competition, they usually sort themselves out though.
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