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Hi
Having heard different approaches about this, I'm wanting to set up a new nesting box, anybody have good tips on success.
The types of birds I get in my garden are Sparrows, Bluetits, Wagtails, Robins, and pigeons, although it'd be amusing watching a pigeon trying to get through a hole the width of a 50 pence.
So ruling out Pigeons, what are the best suggestions for these birds? I don't have any hedges, bushes or trees in my garden. It's all low level plants and hanging baskets and fence mounted planters, and a large tall fence. I do have a garage though with slightly over hanging roof, but the feeders are attached to it. Also, what do you use to attract them? I'm routing for the Bluetits as they seem to be the most curious and quickest to tap into whats happening but I'd like any bird really.
Thanks
James
I agree with Alan (Doggie) I placed ours N/NE and we had 4 boxes occupied but only one continued with nest building and went on to rear 10 nestlings. The other failures were only due because of a Great Spotted Woodpecker who scared them away by attacking the boxes).
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Regards, Hazel
You might want to check out a couple of blogs I wrote recently (here and here) as well but house sparrows, blue and great tits and robins are possibly the easiest to tempt into boxes. Swifts and starlings need all the help they can get so please consider these if you have the opportunity!
Warden Intern at Otmoor.
Hi I have had Robins nesting in an old small metal planter I pushed in to the hedges in my garden, I was inspired by a picture of Robins nesting in an old kettle in a hedge so thought would they do they same here with the planter and they did, at the moment the nest stands empty but you can see droppings around it, I don't want to touch it in case they decide to use it for a later brood.
Hi Vicky, welcome from me too; it's amazing where birds find places to nest, we found a Robin nest tucked away behind the outside garden tap which we had lagged and enclosed with a wooden cover for the winter months; it was a beautifully neat nest which was empty at the time as I think the Robins had successfully used it for their first brood of the year. Have since seen a young Robin close to where the nest was.