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We spotted a robin's nest in the garden about a week ago.
It was here in the hole under this tree - Nest by Dave Marley, on Flickr
We were careful not to disturb it - going around the front of the house to hang washing out, rather than the back.
It seemed to be doing well as we saw the adults going in with food and we could see one of the adults and a chick -
rn1 by Dave Marley, on Flickr
rn2 by Dave Marley, on Flickr
This morning it was very quiet around the nest so after a couple hours we had a look. There were no chicks and an egg(we assume a sterile one) in the nest; the adults were not around.
We are sure the chicks were too young to have fledged so we think they have been taken.
The possible canditates are
badger(unlikely because the nest area is undisturbed),
cat(same reason as badger),
pine marten(more possible), or
hooded crow(similarly possible)
We had invested a bit of emotion in the the nest, but that is the way it goes and another animal has benefitted.
Dave
It was here in the hole under this tree - Nest by Dave Marley, on Flickr
We were careful not to disturb it - going around the front of the house to hang washing out, rather than the back.
It seemed to be doing well as we saw the adults going in with food and we could see one of the adults and a chick -
rn1 by Dave Marley, on Flickr
rn2 by Dave Marley, on Flickr
This morning it was very quiet around the nest so after a couple hours we had a look. There were no chicks and an egg(we assume a sterile one) in the nest; the adults were not around.
We are sure the chicks were too young to have fledged so we think they have been taken.
The possible canditates are
badger(unlikely because the nest area is undisturbed),
cat(same reason as badger),
pine marten(more possible), or
hooded crow(similarly possible)
We had invested a bit of emotion in the the nest, but that is the way it goes and another animal has benefitted.
Dave