#1   Report Post  
Old 28-04-2005, 01:36 PM
Registered User
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Apr 2005
Posts: 3
Question Bird boxes

Where is the best place to put my bird boxes in my garden?.
  #2   Report Post  
Old 28-04-2005, 02:15 PM
Registered User
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Apr 2005
Posts: 8
Unhappy

Quote:
Originally Posted by Emm18
Where is the best place to put my bird boxes in my garden?.
do u like birds,i like see them in the park not hearing them chirping in my garden morning
  #3   Report Post  
Old 28-04-2005, 03:18 PM
Tim Challenger
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:36:24 +0000, Emm18 wrote:

Where is the best place to put my bird boxes in my garden?.


It depends on what sort of birds you want to attract, and what type of nest
boxes you have. Anyway, in a relatively undisturbed part.

I've got one about 7 feet up in a tree right by the veggie patch and the
children's swing - blue tits like that one. Another - open fronted - is up
under the east facing eaves of the house and we had spotted flycatchers
last year. Wherever, you want to put them so cats can't easily get to them.

--
Tim C.
  #4   Report Post  
Old 28-04-2005, 04:39 PM
Klara
 
Posts: n/a
Default

In message 1114697915.1ab0cb7e9e682743f6486b95f7c6686a@teran ews, Tim
Challenger writes
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:36:24 +0000, Emm18 wrote:

Where is the best place to put my bird boxes in my garden?.


It depends on what sort of birds you want to attract, and what type of nest
boxes you have. Anyway, in a relatively undisturbed part.

I've got one about 7 feet up in a tree right by the veggie patch and the
children's swing - blue tits like that one. Another - open fronted - is up
under the east facing eaves of the house and we had spotted flycatchers
last year. Wherever, you want to put them so cats can't easily get to them.

And not
south- or west-facing: you don't want cooked nestlings!

--
Klara, Gatwick basin
  #5   Report Post  
Old 28-04-2005, 07:03 PM
Registered User
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Oct 2004
Posts: 93
Default

Look on the RSPB website - they have a good bit on what location, height, aspect and entrance hole diameter you need for different birds.


  #6   Report Post  
Old 29-04-2005, 07:45 AM
Tim Challenger
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:39:39 +0100, Klara wrote:

In message 1114697915.1ab0cb7e9e682743f6486b95f7c6686a@teran ews, Tim
Challenger writes
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:36:24 +0000, Emm18 wrote:

Where is the best place to put my bird boxes in my garden?.


It depends on what sort of birds you want to attract, and what type of nest
boxes you have. Anyway, in a relatively undisturbed part.

I've got one about 7 feet up in a tree right by the veggie patch and the
children's swing - blue tits like that one. Another - open fronted - is up
under the east facing eaves of the house and we had spotted flycatchers
last year. Wherever, you want to put them so cats can't easily get to them.

And not
south- or west-facing: you don't want cooked nestlings!


Hard-boiled eggs and blue-tit Kiev? Just enough for a light snack.

--
Tim C.
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Bird boxes David Hill United Kingdom 18 13-11-2012 01:37 PM
bird boxes sally H United Kingdom 28 16-01-2007 12:35 PM
Silly Question About Bird Boxes Janet Bennett United Kingdom 6 20-05-2005 06:20 PM
If a geezer can't call a bird a bird what can he call a bird? Peter Gregson Gardening 9 05-11-2003 10:02 PM
Bird nesting boxes eddy United Kingdom 15 14-03-2003 08:53 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:51 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 GardenBanter.co.uk.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Gardening"

 

Copyright © 2017