abandoning nests

[humpy65]

i had 2 robins building a nest in a well hidden box but i havnt seen iether bird for about aweek have they abandoned it

[artdemole]

They may have done if cats or other predators are about,even too many humans.

[~T~]

Or may have been killed.

[rossy]

not necassarily , be patient and observe, not all birds go down straight away, by that i mean lay eggs, let us know in a week or two if they have , and welcome to the forum humpy, rossy.

[faz]

as rossy says they well may come back checking out all poss nest sites

[humpy65]

Originally Posted by rossy

not necassarily , be patient and observe, not all birds go down straight away, by that i mean lay eggs, let us know in a week or two if they have , and welcome to the forum humpy, rossy.

thanks i have been watchin out today and believe it or not a lone great tit went in the box then came out 10 secs later still no sighn of robins

[humpy65]

Originally Posted by artdemole

They may have done if cats or other predators are about,even too many humans.

thanks the box is about hs sometimes busy in the morning what do u reckon

[humpy65]

sorry box is 40 ft away from busy conservatory

[Littlesparrow]

Last year we had a Blackbird nest and a Robin nest in the ivy very close to each other. The Blackbird nest got raided by magpies and they lost all their eggs, the Robins then abandoned their nest full of eggs even though the magpie didn't find it. Both the Blackbirds and robin built second nests.
From this I would say that Robins can be put off if they feel threatened, leave the box well alone although you may find they choose a different site this year.

[artdemole]

If not nested in then it may be a good roosting place for birds at night or adverse weather...