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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>
Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>

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<\/a> 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>