Hi everyone, we moved into our new house last year. In our bedroom there is a balcony that had a nest of thrushes last year. The noise was terrible but we left them alone and all the baby birds survived and flew away. After this we blocked up the whole. Its coming up to march again and I am feeling guilty for taking a nesting spot away. Our house was vacant for many years so this would have been a trusted and well used nesting spot. I want to build an alternative. Like a few nesting boxes. How close would it have to be to the original nesting spot and does anyone have a video link for building a suitable bird box. I am very handy with a nail and hammer.
-
Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.
Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Bird box for a thrush (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter anaconlon
- Start date
No one can advise at all???
I got two wild bird boxes from aldi similar to these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chapelwood-Wild-Bird-Classic-Nest/dp/B00B7VVV68
Are they OK for Turushs? I was thinging of screwing them to the side of the house. Will this work?
I got two wild bird boxes from aldi similar to these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chapelwood-Wild-Bird-Classic-Nest/dp/B00B7VVV68
Are they OK for Turushs? I was thinging of screwing them to the side of the house. Will this work?
Welsh Peregrine
Well-known member
Thrushes aren't hole nesters - they'll find places in branching vegetation to build open-cupped nests.
dantheman
Bah humbug
Probably like many, I saw this thread, and moved on, thinking someone else would reply!
Do you get House Sparrows? Those boxes should be suitable for sparrows, or Great or Blue Tits ... ensure they aren't facing due south or in partial shade if facing due south, otherwise eg on the side of a shed (checking eg cats won't have straightforward access).
Do you get House Sparrows? Those boxes should be suitable for sparrows, or Great or Blue Tits ... ensure they aren't facing due south or in partial shade if facing due south, otherwise eg on the side of a shed (checking eg cats won't have straightforward access).
Last edited:
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
I was just wondering, are you sure they were thrushes? Nesting in a hole on a house balcony, making a lot of noise, sounds much more like House Sparrow to me!
Apologies in advance if my suggestion causes offence!
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Alas, no Pied Flycatchers breeding in Ireland (and not many in Britain, certainly none in urban areas)
My immediate thought was Starlings :t:
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Good point, more speckly, thrush-sized and noisy of course!
Similar threads
