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Originally Posted by Clodhopper
It's going to be tricky, then. My garden is about 12 foot by 20 and involves veg patch and faaaar too many cats.
I was thinking of putting a box or two on the north facing (non-garden) side of the house. Out of the direct sun and safe from felines. Can't provide the luxury apartments you can!
I think it's going to be a case of try it and see. Will certainly bear in mind the provision of nesting material. Cheers.
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My front garden where I get all the birds is actually quite small but I did fore-see a bird haven when I moved in around 13 years ago and took into account the plants I'd need to attract them.
My advice to you with your garden would be to get some straw based boxes and place them high up near to the eaves of your roof. You may get Swallows, Martins etc and Blue Tits who like to nest high.
Position it under the eaves, away from any windows and out of the direct sun, wind and rain.
House martins build their nests under the eaves of houses. You could place a ready-made nest beneath the eaves, preferably on a north or east-facing wall and not above a door or window.
You can fix a small, removable shelf, 25 cm wide, about 2 metres beneath the nest site to catch any droppings. At the end of each season, you can take it down and clean it off, replacing it the following year before the birds return in April and May.