Three Willy Wagtail chicks, overflowing their parents' small nest on a low branch, have been moved to a larger mud nest on a higher branch. This nest had presumably been vacated by another bird. I wondered whether this nest-swapping was common.
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Hi sjhiggs, I have seen Welcome Swallows at my place using two nests at the same time. Not exactly the same as you describe, but when the young got bigger, one parent used to sleep in a seperat room so to speek. They even had young in both nests at some stage, but abandoned one brood later. Other people have observed the samr behaviour. Can't wait to hear the answer to this very interesting question.
(I had to check the spelling of your forum name a few times, is there a deeper meaning behind it? Can you share it?)
M-L
Thanks, Araminta. I've made the user name more user-friendly!
Stephen/Susan
Thanks, that's funny, I could have coped
, now I will never know the meaning of the word sjhiggs 
M-L
That's the first time I've heard of such an event, Stephen. It would have been interesting to observe the shift.