I think in the case of Robins who were themselves born in a domestic garden, they will quite happily nest in close proximity to humans and be unlikely to abandon the nest as long as disturbance is kept to a similar level to how is is currently. I have been at my present location for about 30 years and the Robins here now come within inches when I'm working in the garden. If I were in a similar situation to lostinglass, I would probably put up a Robin-type nesting box just outside the window they are using, but if they decided to continue with the nest inside, would just let them get on with it.
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I think in the case of Robins who were themselves born in a domestic garden, they will quite happily nest in close proximity to humans and be unlikely to abandon the nest as long as disturbance is kept to a similar level to how is is currently. I have been at my present location for about 30 years and the Robins here now come within inches when I'm working in the garden. If I were in a similar situation to lostinglass, I would probably put up a Robin-type nesting box just outside the window they are using, but if they decided to continue with the nest inside, would just let them get on with it.