Unusual bird nesting spots

CatDouch · May 2023

We’ve got so much exciting bird activity in the garden at the moment. As well as our normal swallow pair who are nesting in our carport and are about to lay eggs, we have a new pair that are roosting on an artificial hanging bat in our porch 😂 They have spent the last few days staking claim to it and seem to be trying to build a nest on it. They don’t seem worried about all the comings and goings of a front porch so fingers crossed they succeed.

I also spotted a wren flying back and forward to our garage yesterday and it is building a nest under the overhanging thatch on top of a wooden strut, I can’t wait to see if they use it as I understand male wrens make lots of nests and the females chooses the most desirable!

Jacquimcmahon · May 2023

I saw a photo yesterday on Twitter of a garden center where enterprising blue tits have set up home in the bird boxes on sale! Cheeky free housing.

Fairygirl · May 2023

Brilliant @CatDouch - you've certainly got some lovely sites for them, although I think those swallows maybe need to go to Specsavers....

wild edges · May 2023

Sod the birds, let's see the rest of the house

Looks like a lovely place you have there.

Is that a Vivid Arts bat btw? I was looking at the range in the garden centre last weekend and bought a lovely Little Owl. The realism is amazing. It will be great to see photos of this as the nest progresses.

CatDouch · May 2023

@wild edges yes it is a Vivid Arts bat, my husband bought it as a bit of a joke as we quite regularly get bats in our house, it certainly startles some visitors 😂

I’m wondering if the swallows in the porch are juveniles from last year perhaps? I’m not sure why they’re not building a nest in our carport where the other pair of swallows are as that is an ideal position but it will be very interesting to see what develops.

Here is a photo of our house @wild edges as you asked 😉 we’ve lived here for just over 3 years, it was only built in 2008 but is based on a traditional Devon longhouse.

Sheps · May 2023

Wow!!!... for the wildlife and the house.

CatDouch · May 2023

Thanks @Sheps I’m so pleased with all the birds I have and all the nests! We’ve lived here for just over 3 years and I think the wildlife are now realising that this is a nice place to live!

I do everything I can to encourage wildlife, obviously no sprays or pesticides, the bird feeders are constantly topped up and I plant as much as I can to encourage pollinators. I also built a wildlife pond and it’s always being used either by the birds or the hedgehogs that come at night. Hopefully they’re all helping me out too by eating all the bugs and slugs 😊

Fairygirl · May 2023

Fabulous @CatDouch. In every way!
I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from all of it - the wildlife certainly seem to be doing that anyway

CatDouch · May 2023

Thank you for your lovely comments @Fairygirl ☺️

myclayjungle · May 2023

We've been renovating a derelict property. It was SO overgrown- we had ivy growing up 2 stories and over the house. It looked like a tree. The 1st year- there was a wood pigeons nest in the ivy- which we could see from the upstairs window, so we could watch them grow.

Last year, a robin nested in a wheelbarrow in the shed. A window was broken- hence free access in and out.

Crazybeelady · May 2023

How exciting for you @CatDouch. I'd kill for that kind of bird activity at my house! I love how they've chosen that bat, I bet I'd you'd put up a proper box they'd have ignored it 😄

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