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Disturbed a birds nest
Alice Tinker
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Hello,
my husband been started to cut a tree back whilst I was at work today and I've come home to find that he has disturbed a nest with some little eggs in. He hasn't touched it but has slid into a vulnerable position that is completely exposed and low enough for a cat to reach. we don't know what to do as I've heard that to touch a nest Will mean the parents abandon it. Please help 
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i'd just put some gloves on and move it back if you can to near where it was, this happened to my husband whilst working on a job,they then moved it nearby and concealed it slightly with sticks etc (as it had been ) and the mother came back to it fine, it will probably depend on what type of nest it is but worth a go if a cat may get it anyway.
But this thread is a good reminder that it is not the season to do hedge-trimming or pruning where there may be bird's nests.