{"id":33708,"date":"2024-01-08T13:08:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/386c6aa5-650a-4c5e-99f8-c5d85cfd0d0c"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T13:39:23","slug":"9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"9 common bird eggs to spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to identify common empty bird eggs with this handy guide <\/p>

By Ben Hoare\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 08 January 2024 at 12:08 PM<\/p>

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Eggs are nature\u2019s miracles of packaging, often lustrous and exquisitely patterned. Once a childhood rite of passage, \u2018bird nesting\u2019 is illegal nowadays \u2013 but there\u2019s no harm in collecting empty eggshells, says Ben Hoare<\/strong><\/p>

Common bird eggs to spot<\/h2>
Pheasant eggs<\/h3>
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Pale brown or olive; 4.5cmPheasant eggs resemble small, rounded chicken eggs. Large clutches are the norm \u2013 between eight and 15 eggs is usual. There\u2019s no nest as such, just a simple hollow in the ground<\/p>
Lapwing eggs<\/h3>
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Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Ochre\/sand-coloured with darker markings; 4.5cm <\/p>
Beautiful squiggles and blotches provide perfect camouflage for lapwing eggs in open farmland. Each nest scrape usually contains four. Traditionally the eggs were an Easter delicacy.<\/p>
Woodpigeon eggs<\/h3>
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Image credit: Mus\u00e9um de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Pure white and glossy; 4cm<\/p>
\u2018Woodies\u2019 can produce up to three clutches of two eggs and, remarkably, manage to breed in any month of the year. Look for broken eggshells in woods and gardens.<\/p>
Blackbird eggs<\/p>
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Greenish with even red freckles; 3cm <\/p>
These are among the most frequently found eggs, often in gardens. Blackbirds are able to raise two or three broods, with three to five eggs in each clutch. The nest cup is lined with grass.<\/p>
Song thrush eggs<\/h3>
<\/div><\/figure><p><br\/>Pale blue with black flecks; 3cm<\/p><p><br\/>The female song thrush usually produces two clutches of three to five eggs, speckled in black at the broader end. Her neat cup-shaped nest is (unlike the blackbird\u2019s) smoothly lined with mud.<\/p><h3>Dunnock bird eggs<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2127\" height=\"1409\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/01\/DUNNOCK-bird-eggs.jpg\" alt=\"Dunnock Bird Nest and Blue Eggs\" class=\"wp-image-175995\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Deep sky-blue; 2cm<\/p><p><br\/>Dunnock eggs look similar to those of the song thrush, but are smaller, unmarked and more intensely coloured. The female lays her clutch of four or five eggs low down in a thick hedge\/bush.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/why-do-so-many-birds-lay-blue-eggs\">Why do birds lay blue eggs?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Robin eggs<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2263\" height=\"1324\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/01\/Robin-eggs.jpg\" alt=\"Robin eggs\" class=\"wp-image-175997\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><br\/>Off-white with red-brown freckles; 2cm<\/p><p><br\/>In a good year, female robins produce three or even four clutches, each of four to six eggs. The species is famous for nesting virtually anywhere, including sheds, garages, greenhouses and pots.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/why-do-some-birds-eggs-have-patterns\">Why do some birds\u2019 eggs have patterns?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Chaffinch eggs<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2118\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/01\/chaffinch-bird-eggs-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176006\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Mus\u00e9um de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Cream with red blotching; 2cm <\/p><p>Unusual but handsome, chaffinch eggs appear almost bloodstained. There\u2019s a single clutch of four or five, and the neat little nest, lined with grass, moss and hair, is hidden in thick cover.<\/p><h3>Blue tit eggs<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/01\/blue-tit-eggs.jpg?fit=1024,1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176014\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue tit eggs and best close up<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><br\/>Off-white with red-brown freckles; 1.5cm<\/p><p> Similar to robin eggs, but smaller. Female blue tits lay big clutches of eight to 12 eggs in nestboxes, at the rate of one a day. They get more speckled later in the clutch.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/chicks\">How to identify chicks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/how-do-birds-eggs-form\">How do birds\u2019 eggs form?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/do-birds-count-the-eggs-in-their-nests\">Do birds count the eggs in their nests?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/can-a-bird-lay-eggs-of-different-sizes\">Can a bird lay eggs of different sizes?<\/a><\/li><\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to identify common empty bird eggs with this handy guide <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33709,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/01\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot.jpg",2119,1414,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/01\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/01\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/01\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/01\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/01\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/01\/9-common-bird-eggs-to-spot-2048x1367.jpg",2048,1367,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Learn how to identify common empty bird eggs with this handy guide","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/33708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}