Found egg in the garden.

[wurlitzer]

Found an egg in the garden when I was clearing an area under a tree which hadn't been touched for a few years-all stingers and thistles. It is undamaged, 30mm long, 20mm wide at its widest point, turquoise with reddy/browny spots/blotches. What is it? It could have been there a few years, there is no nest up the tree, but there was a couple of years ago.
Is it illegal to possess it? Should I bin it, blow it or leave it as it is. I know very little about birds.

[Za]

Hiya, and welcome to WAB Wurlitzer, sounds to me like a blackbirds egg, I have found them before lying in strange places and wondered how they got there, they certainly fit your description.
As for what you should do with it.....I`m keeping out of that discussion, I`m sure someone else will advise on that

[whaleomeloette]

i keep broken eggs iv found and iv had my wrists slapped by forum members as its illegal so ill let you decide what to do but it *is* illegal in the eyes of the law makers
see my thread
egg identification (i know egg collections are illegal)

[HanDiiMaNz]

Originally Posted by wurlitzer

Found an egg in the garden when I was clearing an area under a tree which hadn't been touched for a few years-all stingers and thistles. It is undamaged, 30mm long, 20mm wide at its widest point, turquoise with reddy/browny spots/blotches. What is it? It could have been there a few years, there is no nest up the tree, but there was a couple of years ago.
Is it illegal to possess it? Should I bin it, blow it or leave it as it is. I know very little about birds.

Hello,

With your description it is most probably a blackbirds egg, it is however illegal to keep the egg. I would just leave it where you found it.

Thanks, HanD.