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What's going to nest in my box?

The list below tells you which birds are most likely to take up residence. Click on each entry to learn more about the species.

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Small boxes with holes

Large boxes with holes
Blue Tit gardens and woodland, urban and rural areas Starling gardens and countryside, urban and rural
Great Tit gardens and woodland, urban and rural areas Great Spotted Woodpecker do not often use nest boxes, urban and rural
Coal Tit sometimes in gardens, usually near conifers, rural areas Little Owl countryside
Marsh Tit sometimes in gardens, near woodland, rural areas    
Willow Tit occasionally use nest boxes, near wet woodland, rural areas

Open Fronted Boxes
House Sparrow gardens, urban and rural areas    
Tree Sparrow countryside gardens, farmland Robin gardens, woodland, urban and rural
Nuthatch gardens near woodland Pied Wagtail schools, parks etc, urban and rural
Redstart mainly in oak woodland Spotted Flycatcher gardens, rural, parks and woodland
Pied Flycatcher mainly in oak woodland    
       

Very Big Boxes

    
       
Tawny Owl wooded suburbs and woodland    
Barn Owl farmland and open country    
Kestrel farmland and open country    
Stock Dove farmland and open country    
Jackdaw farmland and open country    

 


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