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Greenfinch nests have an untidy appearance, and are made of dried grass, moss and thin twigs, lined with hair, thin roots and sometimes feathers, with a nest cup size of 6.5cm. They are located in bushes or low trees between 1.5-5m high, usually just inside canopy; sometimes deeper, and nests may be in small groups.<\/p>\n
Greenfinches have two broods, occasionally three, between April and July.<\/p>\n
The greenfinch\u2019s scientific name, Chloris chloris<\/em>, is an example of a tautonym<\/a>, where the genus and specific name are the same.<\/p>\n
Common chaffinch<\/a> nest (Fringilla coelebs<\/em>)<\/h3>\n $\""Chaffinch\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n
Chaffinch nests are one of the neatest nests of any bird, and is\u00a0made of carefully woven moss, and decorated externally with lichens and cobwebs and lined with hair, with a nest cup size of 6cm.\u00a0Like the greenfinch nest, the chaffinch nest is usually located in bushes or low trees between 1.5-5m high, usually just inside canopy; sometimes deeper.<\/p>\n
Chaffinches typically have two broods, occasionally three, between April to July.<\/p>
European goldfinch<\/a> nest (Carduelis carduelis<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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Goldfinch nests are a very neat cup of moss lined with thistle-down and wool, with a nest cup size of 6cm.\u00a0Like the greenfinch and chaffinch nests, the goldfinch nest is usually located in bushes or low trees between 1.5-5m high, usually just inside canopy; sometimes deeper.<\/p>\n
Goldfinches have two broods, occasionally three, between April and July.<\/p>\n
The goldfinch\u2019s scientific name, Carduelis carduelis<\/i>, is an example of a tautonym<\/a>, where the genus and specific name are the same.<\/p>\n
Dunnock<\/a> nest (Prunella modularis<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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The main structure of a dunnock nest is moss mixed with leaves and lined with moss, wool, hair and feathers. It has a small, relatively flat nest cup of 6cm, with a foundation of twigs. Dunnocks normally nest in bushes, usually with dense cover, tangles of sticks and dense vegetation; and often close to ground, rarely higher than 1.5m.<\/p>\n
Dunnocks have two broods, occasionally three, between March and July.<\/p>\n
European robin<\/a> nest (Erithacus rubecula<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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A robin\u2019s nest is made of moss on a foundation of dead leaves, and lined with hair or rootlets, with a nest cup size of 7cm. The nests are typically well hidden under ivy, among tree roots, under thick herbage or ledges of buildings, or in outhouses. They are rarely higher than 3m and usually close to the ground.<\/p>\n
Robins have two broods, sometimes three, between March and June.<\/p>\n
Long-tailed tit<\/a> nest\u00a0(Aegithalos caudatus<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
$\""Long-tailed\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\nThe nest of a long-tailed tit is an interwoven oval ball of lichen, moss, cobwebs, up to 2,000 feathers<\/a> and hair. There is a hole in one side, usually near the top. The nest is often in gorse or brambles between 1 and 5metres high, or in\u00a0coniferous or deciduous\u00a0trees up to 20m high, usually in forks\u00a0or at the ends of branches.<\/p>\n
Long-tailed tits have just one brood, between March and May.<\/p>\n
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Wren<\/a> (Troglodytes troglodytes<\/em>)<\/h3>\n $\""Empty\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n
A wren\u2019s nest is a neat ball of leaves, moss, grass and other plant material and lined with feathers, located in shrubs and or within hollows or cavities up to 3m high. The male builds the main structure for several\u00a0nests, and if successful in attracting a mate, the female chooses one and lines it. There is a distinct entrance hole in the side, often overhung and less than 2.5cm in diameter, and the lower lip of the hole is reinforced with grass and fibres.<\/p>\n
The breeding season begins in April, with two broods.<\/p>\n
The wren\u2019s scientific name, Troglodytes troglodytes<\/em>, is an example of a tautonym<\/a>, where the genus and specific name are the same.<\/p>\n
House sparrow<\/a> nest (Passer domesticus<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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A house sparrow nest is an untidy dome of grass or straw, lined with feathers and built by both sexes. Nests can be variable in size, but in cavities the nest is much reduced. Nests are\u00a0usually located in trees or bushes up to 20m high, but generally around roof height, and often in cavities in walls and buildings; usually in colonies.<\/p>\n
House sparrows have two or three broods, rarely four, between February to August.<\/p>\n
Common blackbird<\/a> nest\u00a0(Turdus merula<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
$\""Blackbird\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\nThe nest of a blackbird consists of a cup of dried grass, moss and feathers<\/a> lined with mud, often in bushes or hedges up to 3metres high, but occasionally much\u00a0higher in trees or on ledges of buildings. The nest is bulky and conspicuous in appearance, with a nest cup size of 9cm.<\/p>\n
Blackbirds have two broods, sometimes three, between March and July.<\/p>\n
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Song thrush<\/a> nest (Turdus philomelos<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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Like the blackbird\u2019s nest, but the song thrush nest is unique among British bird nests in having a hard lining of mud, rotten wood and dung, cemented with saliva and moulded into shape by the female\u2019s breast, with a nest cup size of 9cm. Similar location to blackbird nests, often in bushes or hedges up to 3metres high, but occasionally much\u00a0higher in trees or on ledges of buildings.<\/p>\n
Song thrushes have two broods, occasionally three, between March and July.<\/p>\n
Mistle thrush<\/a> nest\u00a0(Turdus viscivorus<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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A mistle thrush nest is a mud-lined weave of dried grass and moss, decorated with flowers, green leaves, paper or other rubbish. A nest is bulky and conspicuous, with a nest cup size of 10cm and usually located in tree forks close to trunk and generally high up in the tree.<\/p>\n
Mistle thrushes have two broods, occasionally three between March and July.<\/p>\n
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Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus<\/em>)<\/h3>\n $\""Reed\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus<\/em>)<\/h3>\n $\""Reed\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

How to identify empty mammal nests<\/h2>\n

Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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