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Description: | Heslington, nr. York, [England] 'Confirmation of identity - bird observed at nest. Nest begun 09.04.2000. First seen 15.04.2000. 5 eggs were laid but nest was abandoned after fight with male blackbird on 29.04.2000. The blackbirds were also nesting in the garden. 4 of the eggs were cracked on retrieval of nest, 1 intact was included with nest. [no longerwith nest] Pair started trying to build a new nest in the same garden about 15m away from first sight 02.05.2000. Donor believed the thrushes gave up 03.05.2000 after a fight with the nesting blackbirds. subsequently she discovered the thrushes carrying food to the second nest site during May, and she could also hear the chicks cheep when their parents brought back the food.' | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | VERTTETRAVES : PASTUR : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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