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boddie · Monday 11th June 2012, 20:32

I found these feathers in a bush next to a ball-shaped nest made almost entirely of moss. I just wondered if you would be able to ID the bird or maker of the nest from the feathers. The nest was probably about the size of a large orange and the feathers in question were about 2 inches long.

Thanks,

nickderry · Monday 11th June 2012, 20:52

the feathers look like pheasant, so presumably gathered to add to a nest rather htan being from the nest's owner itself.

Welsh Peregrine · Tuesday 12th June 2012, 07:01

Nest description sounds like long-tailed tit.

boddie · Tuesday 12th June 2012, 17:29

Thanks very much.

There are loads of those feathers around the nest, the thought had crossed my mind that they might just be extraneous nest material, but there was an absence of any other type of feather, so I assumed they must belong to whatever lives in there. Long-Tailed Tit nest looks good, and you're probably right about the Pheasant feathers too, whatever they are must be readily accessible for the LTT's.

Thanks again

Monday 11th June 2012, 20:32	#1
boddie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 233	ID from feathers. Cheshire UK I found these feathers in a bush next to a ball-shaped nest made almost entirely of moss. I just wondered if you would be able to ID the bird or maker of the nest from the feathers. The nest was probably about the size of a large orange and the feathers in question were about 2 inches long. Thanks, Attached Thumbnails

Monday 11th June 2012, 20:52	#2
nickderry C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Besançon, France Posts: 12,732 My location	the feathers look like pheasant, so presumably gathered to add to a nest rather htan being from the nest's owner itself. __________________ NEW Website!!! Nick Derry Wildlife Artist on FACEBOOK

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boddie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 233	Thanks very much. There are loads of those feathers around the nest, the thought had crossed my mind that they might just be extraneous nest material, but there was an absence of any other type of feather, so I assumed they must belong to whatever lives in there. Long-Tailed Tit nest looks good, and you're probably right about the Pheasant feathers too, whatever they are must be readily accessible for the LTT's. Thanks again

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