Birds Eggs

Tazzie-Tiggar · #1 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 01:49 PM

I wonder if anyone can help. We are in the process of converting our house. We wanted to demolish a small shed on the side of the garage, however, we found a nest today with swix little pale blue eggs in. What type of bird do they belong to??

T-T

sunnydale · #2 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 02:18 PM

Hi Tazzie,

I would say Robin, due to their location. How lovely to have a nest to watch!
Perhaps mum/dad would appreciate a few meal worms to feed on while they are busy rearing their young!

Tazzie-Tiggar · #3 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 10:04 PM

Thank you for the I.D. Will keep updating about their progress. It will be nice to see if all six eggs hatch and manage to mature.

T.T.

Remember: 'A weed is only a beautiful flower growing in the wrong location'.

Tracey.A · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 10:20 PM

I'm thinking Song thrush

Tracey

rossy · #5 (**permalink**) 05-04-2010, 10:43 PM

dont think they are robins as they are normally white with reddish , brown marks , is the nest lined ? what size approx are the eggs? rossy.

astarsdad · #6 (**permalink**) 06-04-2010, 12:02 AM

At this time of the year they are most likely to be dunnock (hedge sparrow) eggs. Six seems a lot at this time of the year but my money would be on dunnock eggs!

Terry

rossy · #7 (**permalink**) 06-04-2010, 07:56 AM

cant help feeling that these will be blackbirds, given the location, do they have any markings apart from being pale blue ? rossy.

Tazzie-Tiggar · #8 (**permalink**) 06-04-2010, 11:25 PM

Hi folks,

Yet another update to the saga of identifying the eggs. We saw a Thrush today sitting quietly on the nest. Not sure which breed of Thrush it is but that isn't what counts. When she left we had another look and yes there are 6 lovely eggs in the nest.

Thank you all for taking the time in helping on this.

There will be more updates as the days go on.

T-T

Remember 'A weed is just a beautiful flower growing in the wrong place'.

Tracey.A · #9 (**permalink**) 06-04-2010, 11:47 PM

If the inside of the nest is hard and very smooth it's a Song thrush, but if the nest is lined with blades of grass and leaves then it's a Blackbird. Sorry, I get carried away because I always want to know what it is that's nesting

It will be lovely to hear how they are doing

Tracey

astarsdad · #10 (**permalink**) 07-04-2010, 02:08 AM

Is the nest in the shed? What is the distance of the nest from the ground? What size is the nest? Is it the size of a side plate or is it the size of a saucer? Further to what Tracey A. described..... a Mistle Thrush also has a grass lined nest and similar eggs but a little larger.