I have a total of eight boxes around my house, most are occupied in the mating season, and I have a colony of sparrows living between the side wall and fascia board, around 10 pairs give or take. When the birds are gone, the world will be a quiet place first thing in the morning and evening. Give them somewhere to live.

I like how incredibly sensible everyone is in the comments-

I’ve been very fortunate to have blue tits nesting in the nest box I made for the past four years. For the past two years I have left a mixture of dried grass, twigs and moss on the edge of the lawn which the birds have taken advantage of and can recommend this to help them build their nest.

This top tip ... not even the top tipsters know about ... before putting up a new box .. grab a handful of dirt and rub it into the new wood to camouflage its appearance .. keep it simple .. keep it natural.

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Excellent, helpful and informative, thank you. We all need to do as much as we can within reason to help birds particularly at this time when they are experiencing environmental and man made challenges.

Be aware that if you are successful in providing nesting boxes and food, one result will be a lot more bird poo. In autumn 2019, we put up nesting boxes and bird feeders around our patio and we attracted a lot more birds to our garden (including pigeons) I now have to pressure wash my patio weekly! In the autumn, we will relocate our nesting boxes and bird feeders to a wild part of the garden where the poo won’t matter.

My Carolia Wrens have had two nests side by side in my decaying boat, and one year they nested in a feed bag next to my back door. Luckily I noticed it and did not mess with them till their nestlings flew off.

Great advice. I've noticed a lot more nesting boxes around recently even in my local park and communal gardens.

Nice, now I need to buy a few boxes.!

That was a really good video. You spoke so clearly! I would like to know how to clean out a nest box if there's no way to open it. The hole is so small on mine!

Brilliant video, thanks!

Build it THEY will come LOL

Absolutely fantastic ! Thank you.

Thanks very much very informative and a great help.

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This was a very interesting video thank you from New Zealand

Lovely!

Watch out if you have squirrel around..they will use their hands to get into birdhouses and grab the nestlings. They make a squirrel guard to keep them out.

Great info! Tanks for sharing.

Thanks.

She is informative.... and attractive : )

Thanks! I was having a problem with wrens nesting in nooks in my garage even though that meant that some of the time they had to wiggle under the door. I filled the area around my house with wren-sized nest boxes, and that brought an end to that problem by giving them other options.

She not a bad bird is she , lovely ❤️ xxx

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This is a great video. Just the job.

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Very good motivational words scripted in the video to promote nest building in order to increase the population of the rapid diminishing birds... I have also built a bird house with the scrap wooden materials available with me during this lockdown period due to CORONA virus spread. Tomorrow I will hang it on the wall of my house and wait for the early bird to accommodate it... yours is very nice video with a very soothing voice... pls send more of your work... Thanks

Great video with some great information

To clean the box , it should have a removable roof Its important as harmful bugs can enter

Nice info thanks

Im new to feeding birds and putting up nest boxes but had no joy with nesting.I don’t have trees so put both boxes on side of shed about six feet off the ground!I do have a 30 ft hedge down one side of garden and have seen many sparrow robin and starling chicks this year.

Important to note the metal, protective ring around the pop hole to prevent predation by Magpies, squirrels etc.

I cut my own hair, the birds love it.

My main concern is keeping the magpies from the eggs and chick's. My robin nest boxes are protected by chicken wire.

Birds love the hair of my daughter's cockapoo when she cuts it. We just leave it in a pile in the garden. But beware as Charix below points out - flea treatments can be harmful to chicks.

Can you make a video on how to video the birds in the birdhouses? What kind of cameras would you use?

A very pleasant production. A neighbour gave me a very ornate, Tudor style nesting box. I was wondering how and where to position it now that the nesting season is arriving. Problem sorted. Many thanks for your help. High 5s.

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very informative and a great help

Good tips thanks!

Great info!

I put up a nice nesting box this year and no birds yet. But one bird built a nest in a box on my porch. It’s their choice. 😂

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I'm always keen to have nesting boxes in the garden, if there werent so many stipulations! This high, This direction, This type, This foliage.

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What should I use to attach the nesting box to the tree trunk?

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I have 3 nest boxes around my small garden and in 10 years have only had one batch of Blue Tits. I live on a private estate where there arent many trees but there is a disuesd railway embankment approx 200 yards away so not sure what's wrong.

Great video! Any bird cam suggestions

I have put up nest boxes for house sparrows. But every time crows ,brahminy myna or rufus trepie snatch their chicks or destroy the nest once robin magpie had laid eggs but they were stolen probably by crows,how do I save them.

Please be sure you don't have cats around - or at least place the box where they can't get easy access. Don't lead the sheep to the foxes. Also always do seasonal cleaning to keep lice and diseases OUT.

I love this video. Any of your boxes in Canada? Toronto?

Hi, I have a terraced house with a small back garden with other gardens surrounding it. There's a lot of domestic cats around the area and frequently visit my garden by climbing over fences that are 6 feet high. I've only one big tree in my neighbours garden opposite. I would like to put a bird box ideally at the end of my garden. Any advice if a bird box is workable with so many cats about?

Due to various circumstances, i don't have much coverage in my garden, such as trees, ivy etc. Question: If i attached a blackbird nestbox to my vertical drainpipe, could i perhaps hang some good quality artificial foliage around it? Has anyone done that , with success? I DID put up a Robin nest box years ago, on a shed, and attached quite a few sticks and twigs to it, which are still in situ, but nothing has ever nested in it.

Ive had woven nests high up in trees for a year now and not one has been used.

I was ordering 9 boxes just now when I saw you video. But do not ship outside UK

I honestly thought that tree was very far away

Last year, I had blue tits nest in a north facing box. In winter, I removed the nesting material to clean the box. They didn`t nest in it this year. Should I have left the nest in the box?

Some tips on cat predation would be welcome.

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Nice informative video thanks

When is tima to put birds box in tree, ,winter spring, thanks in advance

I have squirrels visiting the garden.Where can I put my Robin box for safety?

Could we see the nest box cameras? Are they run on a battery?

How do I hang a hole nesting box? I want to attach it to my house post but also want to be able to take it down. What is on the back to hold it?

I have a box which has never been used and I was going to get rid of it. Its among scrap wood ie old pallets - I’m horrified a little bird is building a nest in there because the dangers are my cat, it’s north facing and the box isn’t secure and less than a meter off the ground. I’m hoping it abandons the box for its own safety but there it is daily flying in and out making a nest 😢 I’ve placed potted plants around it to hide it but I don’t know if this is the right thing to do

Brill tips. One other I'll add is not to screw or nail into a tree. It's a thoughtless, outdated and damaging way of doing it. Using a strap / harness with and adjustable buckle on it, similar to the ones used on the over the shoulder and chest parts of backpacks 👍😉

Did you say wool? Do you mean sheep's wool or yarn /wool for knitting?

What about a South facing nest?

Any tips to prevent wood pigeons destroying my planted borders? I have two feeders in a 5 year old hawthorn tree which was trouble free until the local wood pigeons discovered the feeders and now upto seven at a time come during the mornings and have broken my ferns and climbed in several bushes which has broken them or stunted their growth. I used a tray on the feeders to stop the seed falling to the ground but the pigeons discovered how to perch on the trays or feeder perches to steal the seed whilst flapping about attempting to gain balance. I’ve changed the feeders, moved the feeders to no avail. My artificial lawn laid last year is along with my flower borders being ruined by these nuisance pigeons to such an extent I am seriously considering stopping feeding the birds altogether. I am at my wits end as I enjoy feeding the wild birds but it cannot be at the detriment of my garden and daily clean up of pigeon muck and damaged plants due to these pigeons bickering over fallen seed! Any suggestions other than shooting them is greatly appreciated!

sustainable wood, lol oh my

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How about the most important point ? Do not face the nest box SOUTH! The nestlings might bake! Point the box North or NE or NW.

You don't say HOW HIGH OFF the ground these nests should be situated ??????

Keep Cats indoors or don't have them.

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what about Magpie, open boxes are not very good. lost few blackbirds and even robins. any ideas?

Ivy kills your tree though....

So, I have a dead pine tree. I I plase a nest there every animal in the world can get at it. I have hawks everywhere

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