Sparrow Terrace nest box (1 Viewer)

[RobH]

Hi,

I'm tempted to get one of those sparrow terrace boxes, but cannot put it high on the house as I already have reguarly used small bird nest boxes there.

Would they still use them if they were on a fence about 6-8ft high? And has anybody had any success with them?

Cheers

Rob

 

[Sue Wright]

Hi Rob,

The one thing I'd advise is to be very careful not to put too many too closely together or you risk upsetting them all. The Sparrows (even though you're putting a terrace up) just might try to interfere with the others as they're always on the look out for another good nesting site.

Also, to put them on a fence could be a bit risky in high winds. I've not tried a terrace as our Sparrows nest under the roof tiles, but I've heard of some success with them. If you live in a mansion or very large house then space won't be a problem, but beware otherwise. Depending which wall your other boxes are on e.g East, do you have the other free e.g. North? Bearing in mind that it's only N & E that are advocated due to sun and rain being a problem with S or W.

Think about it all before acting Rob and you may well come up with a safer bet than the fence and 8' or above would be much better.

Good luck,

Sue.