For many species using nest boxes, such as Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow and Kestrel, nest building will start in earnest in April, though you may see Blue and Great Tits visiting nest boxes as ...

A local conservation initiative aimed at protecting birds of prey has reached a significant milestone, with more than 4,900 raptors fledging from its expanding nest box network since the project began ...

‘Barn owls like tussocky, rough grassland which supports good numbers of voles for hunting, whether in field margins or parts of fields. Ideally nest boxes are installed inside barns, but they can ...

When summer temperatures rise, backyard birds can face life-threatening conditions inside their nesting boxes. The small wooden shelters might seem like they have plenty of insulation for ...

DEAR JOAN: What is the right time to remove a nest from a nest box after the nestlings have fledged? I removed an abandoned nest last year that had four unhatched bluebird eggs. A new family ...