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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pete Mella" data-source="post: 1859251" data-attributes="member: 47236">Well no-one is going to be prosecuted if it's never reported to anyone.I'm not 100% sure I get the arguments here. Of course we're all realistic enough to realise that a lot of nests will be destroyed due to building work, either through genuine ignorance of how much legal protection common birds have, or through builders knowing the law but knowing they'll be OK as it's very likely no-one will ever find out about it.But after being accused of being sour and self-righteous I'm still wondering how exactly we were supposed to reply to the OP."Hi, sorry you had to demolish your barn, and phoebe's nest with it, during the breeding season, ooops! You'll be OK, loads of people do it and your local wildlife officer will never find out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> It's great your birds are renesting. Phew! Let's hope they don't nest anywhere else inconvenient. Welcome to BirdForum."Sorry for the sarcasm, but really, what reply should have been given if mine was so unreasonable?!The general vibe here is birds' nests can be a nuisance, of course people are going to get rid of them if they get in the way, and you're some kind of preaching busybody for taking a negative stance towards it, even though the law's on your side. Not one I expected to see on BF.</blockquote>

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