Can anyone help me with the id of the owner of this nest? I found it deep in a large grevillea flexuosa (very prickly). It is 19cm by 13cm made of a lot of mud, some leaves and twigs and even has a small stone in it. How the bird managed to get all that into a thick bush I can't imagine. It was very near the house.
Hi Bridges, no ideas but looks a bit like a wren, but seems to be too much mud?
Dale Huonville, Tasmania
Thanks so much for your reply. Yes, a lot of mud for a Wren - the mystery continues.
Bridges
Was the hole on the far side of the nest caused by damage to the wall of the nest or is it part of the nest structure? If the former then it looks rather like a Common Blackbird's nest.
Thanks Woko. We have just come to that conclusion. Watching a Blackbird beginning to make a nest in the same Grevillea.
Bridges