Nesting?

[nightshade]

I had Woodpigeon and Magpies in the garden selecting twigs on a regular basis
today do you think they are being overly optomistic?

[Wild-Woman]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I had Woodpigeon and Magpies in the garden selecting twigs on a regular basis
today do you think they are being overly optomistic?

Think they're dicing with failure this early. But how do you tell them?

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I had Woodpigeon and Magpies in the garden selecting twigs on a regular basis
today do you think they are being overly optomistic?

It's usual for Magpie to build a nest during Febuary, although Jan is early for them

This happens often doesn't it, creatures getting confused with the seasons. We'll no doubt get a cold snap soon and it'll put them off again

[smartie]

Our resident blackbirds that nest in a pittisporum in the front garden have been in and out of the bush regularly lately, checking things out. Haven't yet seen them building, but it looks as though it won't be long.

[Gill Catton]

woodpigeon will breed all year round given suitable conditions and can cause an awful lot of problems when you're trying to remove vegetation they want to nest in