Outdoor Explorers. Birds

Parts of a Bird
This bird is called a blue tit.
All birds are warm-blooded. They all have feathers and wings and
they all lay eggs.

This blackbird is collecting twigs for her nest.
In spring, birds start to build a nest so that they can lay their eggs
and raise their chicks.
Why Do Birds Build Nests?

A blue tit nests inside a tree.
Blue tits build their nests in holes found in trees and walls.
They usually build their nests in March.
Where Do Blue Tits Build Their Nests?

Sometimes, they nest in unusual places
like letter boxes!
Blue tits can also build their nests in nest boxes.
Where Do Blue Tits Build Their Nests?

How Do Blue Tits Build Their Nests?
This is a blue tit’s nest. What has been used to make this nest?
Blue tits use:
moss,
wool,
feathers,
animal hair,
leaves
and spider webs
to build their nests!

There are seven eggs in this nest.
What Do Blue Tit Eggs Look Like?
How many eggs are in this nest?
The female blue tit will lay eight to twelve eggs in her nest!

The eggs are pale cream with light brown speckles.
What Do Blue Tit Eggs Look Like?
What colour are the blue tit’s eggs?

Robins like to build their nests hidden away in holes in tree trunks, hedges, creepers and log piles.
Where Do Robins Build Their Nests?
Sometimes, they build their nests in more unusual places like hanging baskets and old kettles!
Robins start to build their nests in January or February.

How Do Robins Build Their Nests?
This is a robin’s nest, containing an egg and chicks.
Robins build their nests using:
grass,
dead leaves
and moss.
The nests are often lined with hair.
What has been used to make the nest?

There are two robin chicks and one egg in this nest.
What Do Robin Eggs Look Like?
How many eggs and chicks can you see in this nest?
The female robin can lay up to five eggs in her nest!

The eggs are pale cream with light brown speckles.
What Do Robin Eggs Look Like?
What colour are the robin’s eggs?

Blackbirds start to build their nests in March.
Blackbirds build their nests in trees, bushes and hedges.
Where Do Blackbirds Build Their Nests?

Where Do Blackbirds Build Their Nests?
Blackbirds sometimes build their nests inside a building!

How Do Blackbirds Build Their Nests?
Blackbirds build their nests from:
grass,
twigs
and straw
stuck together with mud.
This is a blackbird’s nest. What has been used to make the nest?
Their nests can be quite messy!
The nest can take two weeks to build.

There are four eggs in this nest.
What Do Blackbird Eggs Look Like?
How many blackbird eggs can you see in this nest?
A female blackbird lays up to five eggs in her nest!

The eggs are blueish green with brown speckles.
What colour are the blackbird’s eggs?
What Do Blackbird Eggs Look Like?

How Can We Help Nesting Birds?