Which birds use boxes?

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

Small boxes with holes Blue Tit in nest box by Tommy Holden


Blue Tit
Gardens and countryside, urban and rural

Great Tit
Gardens and countryside, urban and rural

Coal Tit
sometimes in gardens, usually near conifers, rural areas

Marsh Tit
Sometimes in gardens, near woodland, rural areas

Willow Tit
occasionally use nest boxes, near wet woodland, rural areas

House Sparrow
gardens, urban and rural areas

Tree Sparrow
countryside gardens, farmland

Nuthatch
gardens near woodland

Redstart
mainly in oak woodland

Pied Flycatcher
mainly in oak woodland

Large boxes with holes Starlings at nest hole by Tommy Holden


Swift
Specific swift boxes, urban and rural


Starling
Gardens and countryside, urban and rural

Great Spotted Woodpecker
do not often use nest boxes, urban and rural

Little Owl
countryside

Open fronted boxes Robin at nest box - by David Waistell


Robin
Gardens and countryside, urban and rural

Pied Wagtail
schools, parks etc, urban and rural

Spotted Flycatcher gardens, rural, parks and woodland

Very big boxes Kestrels at nest box - by Tommy Holden


Kestrel
Farmland and open country

Tawny Owl
wooded suburbs and woodland

Barn Owl
farmland and open country

Stock Dove
farmland and open country

Jackdaw
farmland and open country