Things I found at the weekend.

Bushwhacker

Banned
Jun 26, 2008
3,882
8
Dorset
Not sure what made this scat.
Large bone fragments, lots of black hair entangled in it.
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Nearby track.
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Judging by the messiness I think this is a Wood Pigeon nest.
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Not sure on this one, wren perhaps?
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Plenty of these in the lane. Poor chap.
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Some nice mossy growth.
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Andy T

Settler
Sep 8, 2010
899
27
Stoke on Trent.
the big nest seems too big to me to be a wood pigeon they usually only build a platform of twigs.........and the small one im not sure is a wren it could be an untidy long tailed tit...........seems a bit too open a nest site to me to be a wren
 

Bushwhacker

Banned
Jun 26, 2008
3,882
8
Dorset
The track looks like it is from a dog.
Yep I reckon. There was also some boot prints about so probably someone taking Fido out.

Wondering if that's what the scat is from too. Not sure.

The 2nd nest looks a bit too deep to be a wren nest, and as Andy T said, is in the wrong type of location.
Was the woodland quite large? Near an urban area?

Luke

It's a bit hard to get some scale, but if you put your fingertips together to make a ball shape with your hands, that's the sort of size. I didn't want to get too close to any nests for fear of disturbing them.
It's ancient woodland surrounded by hay meadows and nearly 40 hectares in total, no urban areas for miles..
Any help with birding is much appreciated.
 

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