Can anyone ID this nest? It was roughly two feet off the ground in some heather over my local heathland.
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A lapwing ? Afraid not mate, they are ground nesters.
I think its a Yellow hammers nest.
I think its a Yellow hammers nest.
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I just realized that I might not have made my original post quite clear. I actually don't know what species this nest belongs too and was asking you lot.
I don't think the eggs are blue enough for a Bullfinch......
Linnet may be a strong possibility...
I don't think the eggs are blue enough for a Bullfinch......
Linnet may be a strong possibility...
oh what are those things that they talked about on springwatch that rely on heathland to survive??? was that even a bird?
now ive seen the second set of pics and can see how blue the eggs are id definitely go for bull finch ...........
If you look in my fourth post, Bullfinch eggs are far too blue and spotted to be contenders. The eggs in my nest are an off white and slightly smaller.
there are slight variations .........they dont have to be bright blue but having said that i will concede .........i am colour blind after all ...........but id still say a finch and bullfinch is a strong contender
If you mean the second set of pictures posted, then they ARE bullfinches eggs that I posted for comparison. My nest that I need ID'ng is this one....
I did confuse things slightly.
The only thing that doesn't hit me as Linnet and Greenfinch 100% is the lack of feathers in the lining. They've used hair only. In that area feathers are much more common than hair as there is no livestock nearby at all. All the linnet and greenfinch nests I've researched show feathers predominantly used as the lining.
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