In article , Sue & Bob Hobden
writes
We did have House
Martins nesting under our eaves at the E. side of the house when the house
was first built but when I first repainted it I had to remove the nests and
they never came back.

When we repainted we painted round the nests! The birds would zoom in to
feed the youngsters while we were up the ladder, paintbrushes in hand
))

--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
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