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Nest siting and construction

NATIVE HARDBILLS

“AND they’re off!” Finally, the starting gun for the 2023 breeding season has been fired here. By that I mean that shortly before writing this update, I put the nesting cover into the flights of the first pairs to show them that it’s the season of love.

It has been the greenfinches that showed the first signs, with a 2022-bred hen carrying materials into the sparse cover. Things needed changing, so I took the

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