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Hooded crow... (more)

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A closer look at the osprey nest platform near Llyn Alwen SH8956 : Strange pole by Llyn Alwen. Putting... (more)

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The nest has been partly fenced as a protection against predators.

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I have left the location vague in case this is an unknown osprey site. One... (more)

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Swallow nest in rocks at Orlock Point - the nest in at the entrance to the... (more)

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On the north bank of the River Kelvin in Garscube Estate. This strange-looking... (more)

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I have walked this route, most months, for the past six years. About five years... (more)

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A parent just about to feed two hungry mouths poking out from the nest. The nest... (more)

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See J3675 : Nesting coots, Victoria Park, Belfast - June 2014(1). The second nest – at the north western end of the park.

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There were two coots’ nests visible today in Victoria Park. This one is to the... (more)

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On top of a rock stack at Lizard Point, Marsden. A typical Cormorant nest site... (more)

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In trees beside the A694 at the north end of the village. In common with all... (more)

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This photo shows a grey heron's nest, high in a tree, as seen from the top... (more)

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Herring gull nesting on top of the sea stack in Breil Nook. Incredibly, the nest... (more)

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I can see five or six nests in the trees on the island.

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Large wood ant nest by the track up to Black Mount

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An ant hill approximately 60cm in height constructed by a colony of wood ants... (more)

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An exposed place to build a nest, and no longer in use. It is half way up the... (more)

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A large number of nesting Sandwich Terns. The "nest" is just a slight... (more)

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A large number of nesting Sandwich Terns. The "nest" is just a slight... (more)

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Unlike other so-called "seagulls", kittiwakes are essentially a... (more)

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This nest, or nests, of wood ants (Formica rufa) are made almost entirely of... (more)

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I nearly trod on the bird on this nest! The bird flew off, I think it was a... (more)

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On an overgrown slipway, below a busy urban path.

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In a Sycamore by the Braid Burn. Easily visible now that the leaves have fallen.... (more)

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A coot, on its nest among the water lilies, at the south western side of the pond.

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In the woods around the lodge nests like these are common.

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The bird box has been in the Sycamore for at least 20 years. Too high now for me... (more)

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The strange structure on the pole is in fact an artificial nest site for Sand... (more)

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Two other trees held small numbers of nests, making about 17 occupied nests in all.

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The swan has decided that this spot at the southern end of Furzton Lake is ideal... (more)

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A large bird box in a Beech tree on the edge of the woodland, possibly for an... (more)

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Between bridges 30 and 29A in Stretton, Burton upon Trent.

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In the top of a dead birch tree beside the track at Back Borland. Once I... (more)

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Looking towards a nesting coot in Rowntree Park.

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Most likely, an array of nesting boxes for a colony of sparrows.

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Old birds nest at the edge of a hedge.

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Just below this point, the Arrow is dammed to make a pool, chosen as a nesting... (more)

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Nest box on the wall of TF2122 : Fourth District Pumping station. The internal drainage boards are keen to... (more)

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As the trees are bare of leaves, several nests are visible; more nests were in... (more)

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Alongside the track heading west from Bluestone Farm, South Creake.

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A flurry of wings alerted me to the nest. A quick photograph and then I walked... (more)

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Seemingly undisturbed by the boats and the redevelopment.

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I accidentally uncovered this nest and promptly recovered it. However, the birds... (more)

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Nesting swan on the foreshore next to Noddsdale Water (Noddle Burn) at Aubery... (more)

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Nesting swan on the foreshore next to Noddsdale Water (Noddle Burn) at Aubery... (more)

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Looks like a telegraph pole from a distance - but no habitable dwellings nearby... (more)

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This is a brave swan, nesting right beside the tow-path in a very busy part of the canal.

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The box, one of several in the vicinity, is designed to accommodate barn owls.

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