Building A RSPB Birdhouse / Nesting Box
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- My first making video is based on the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds guidelines.
www.rspb.org.uk...
I used kiln dried pine that was not pressure treated. 18mm thick rather than 15mm which resulted in some fine tuning of the base and front panels. If you do use adhesives to hold wood together then best use water based such as PVA.
Suitable size holes for specific bird species can be found with some googling to find what is best for the birds in your area.
A "metal plate" around the front entrance hole is an absolute "must" to prevent woodpeckers, squirrels, ect, from enlarging the hole and getting in to the box and taking the eggs or the chicks.
Here on UA-cam there are a few horror videos of woodpeckers enlarging the box hole, and eating the small chicks in one afternoon!
I had boxes that opened from the top for cleaning, but I found it difficult to clean them well without taking the bird box off the post. Now I build my bird boxes to open on one side so they can easily be swept out between nestings, or in case wasps try to build inside the box. I do like the spring idea to hold them shut.
I use a screw going into the roof and one lower down and then cable tie it works well.
Thank you for this video! I made one only difference was I used a dark English green Cuprinol water based stain on it. I put it up yesterday afternoon about 3:30pm at 8:30am this morning I watched a blue tit spend 5 minutes on the outside of the hole checking it out. He flew off and came back 5 minutes later with the female and I can happily say they have started bringIng stuff in for nesting. Cannot believe it. Thanks for your video 👍🏼
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We're there any babies?
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Good work!
However there are two points I would mention that are recommended for bird houses that you did not apply in the construction of these boxes:
1/ Ventilation/Drainage holes on the bottom of the box. Best done by cutting the four corners of the base panel.
2/ Provide a rough surface on the inside of the front panel that baby birds can use to get some grip when trying to get out of the box.
3) Woodpecker/squirrel proof metal plate!
Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
I have added drainage holes at the bottom of mine which gets rid of any ingress of water plus 'watery stuff' from the chicks.
Robin box - I have added a few more inches of wood, extending over the front like a kind of Porch. This is to stop any Magpies taking the chicks. Makes it difficult for the Magpie to bend it's neck" to get it's beak inside.
Entrance hole - I have protected the hole from Woodpeckers/Squirrels and other predators by surrounding the hole with metal. I used an old cake tin. Drill a hole in the base of each cake holder, big enough to surround the entrance hole then cut into a rectangular shape to then screw into place.
Ps, sorry but background music was a tad too loud and distracting :-) Spoils your excellent commentary!
Use a hook not a spring. A determined squirrel will push even a high tension Spring. Cut the front to the same angle as the roof, (but make it a better fit!) the roof will sit better and it will prevent draughts, drill holes in the base for draining and ventilation. Make you don't site the box south facing or the sun will be on it all day and fry the birds! Somewhere the sun can get on it in the morning then part shade in the afternoon to allow it to cool down. Drill the hole in the front to suit the size of the intended bird. (28mm to 32mm). Don't put a perch on it and clean it out in the winter. Use only water based preserver and then none on the inside. Don't build with tanalised timber. Site between 5ft and 8ft high. Other than what you missed out not a bad vid!
If you are new to woodwork: When screwing through wood A on to wood B - If wood A is thicker than the distance between the screw-head and start of the thread, then a gap will automatically be created, unless you make the hole in A bigger than the screw-thread, or press/clamp the two pieces together. If you are new to woodwork. Try it on spare pieces before you start building the box.
just what the world needs.... another armchair expert !!
@@edwardandrews1381 Interesting misdirected sarcasm. For clarification, as I said, my comment was aimed at helping newcomers, of which there seem to be quite a few in the comments. I thought it might help, by avoiding the disappointment of a leaky nest box.
Me and my son are making one of these tomorrow. I bought the 18mm timber too. Hopefully it will turn out ok.
Exellent voice over , music and demo. 5:26 cutting around to trim is not necessary but it may be aesthetically pleasing.
Awesome! Im wanting to build a bunch of different bird boxes to put around, I like the spring idea, nice and simple.
Since moving to the UK I have learned to do woodwork with my snow gear on ! Your bird boxes look great. I'm just making mine now.
@Wally Custard Not really if you consider I came from Australia and we get to 45c in Summer. I find the winters in Scotland quite cold.
Bird boxes benefit from drain holes at the bottom
IMO the surroundings of the box are important too, mine are accessible through a tangled
squirrel and magpie-proof creeper that provides perches for the adults and fledglings before they
enter and after they emerge & so giving them a less stressful life, my robin's nest is made from
5inch corrugated land-drainage pipe over a foot long hidden from predators in the same way, for the past few years
robins have built a nest at the closed end where they are most away from danger.
Thanks for the video..don’t forget to site your bird boxes facing north on a wall to avoid full sun and the chicks overheating.
I always think facing east ?
Nice been putting felt on mine and also slate looks good.
Very nice Video! All is so nice and clear. I have had blackbirds nesting next to me and raising their Young. All went well and made me happy to have company when I had tea or music and a drink or two. I did have a dog no problem, the cat came much later but she is fine now and so am I with 80y it is still get going and make some more birdhouses.
The roof felt and hinge is very well done, I had trouble trying to figure this out on mine, thanks for the tips and the spring latch!
Good but can be improved by adding a perch below the entrance hole. On the inside of the front panel, attach a few twigs to allow the chicks easy egress when they start to fledge.
Adding a perch outside is ridiculous
It would allow predator birds to land and remove the baby birds
I volunteer for the RSPB and I've been making many of these as well as bat boxes and dormice nest boxes. Interesting take on the roofing felt and the spring. I've been recycling old broken pallets from work for mine and to prevent the water running into the box I've used part of an inner tube tacked over the lid to the back forming the hinge. I've then placed a small strip of wood across the top of the inner tube, pinned it into place and sealed with external wood glue. To lock the roof in place I've used a single screw driven down through the lid into the front plate.
I've also extended the back down underneath the box so it can be fastened to a surface at the top and the bottom for extra support. The back plate I've cut on my mitre saw at a 30 degree across the top so water drains off. It's also cut at the bottom for decoration.
The only thing I don't do is apply any stain - mine are all completely natural. Don't forget a few holes in the bottom for drainage. Don't forget that different sized entrance holes will help choose what breed of bird can use it. I've also used half open front for Robins and Pied Wagtails etc.
@wallycustard1281 Not in the EU or UK. Bromide was banned many years ago. Pallets are now marked HT as heat treated. Any chemically treated pallets now left over from old stock will be so rotten not usable for anything. As for risks of goods coming in out of the EU, they're monitored coming in. The pallets I was getting from work - guaranteed chemical free.
How to protect Robin's eggs from squirrels?
Nice video. Good job on the editing. As a reward, we're gunna send you a 3" brush, to paint with. That 3/4" paint brush was unbearable to watch. Thanks for posting.:)
RSPB boxes have drainage holes and the access doors are usually bottom or side. This is based on an older design maybe?
Hello!
Like: you care about locking mechanism!
Think: a metal corner attached to the roof underneath, which come into one of the wall. A hole in the metal and a wall with a locking rod/nail will keep the roof locked!
Or a hook-type locker! Kind of a thing metal plate with a hook on the end...
great video especially like the robins house, well done
Nice 👌 lil job there mate...With that kind of wood, maybe some marine varnish over the stain, wait 2 weeks then she's good to go and the varnish will be fine as long as it's on the outside only. 👍Well done!...
Thank you. I've enjoyed watching this video. My brother is going to help me make some of these for our large garden. I've subscribed so I do hope I can see more of your lovely handiwork. God bless from Northern Ireland.v. Spring 2021
Nice box but needs some ventilation holes and drainage holes at the bottom. The entrance hole does not provide enough ventilation. I purposely cut the sides on mine 1/4 inch shorter so there's more air movement just below the roof.
Eric Neale are ventalation/drainage holes necessary because I have blue tits in a box with none which I bought from a shop.
Yes, it should have ventilation for the humidity and drainage in case of water infiltration.
Eric Neale thanks, it's just because most nest boxes I see in shops do not have any.
Michael Sinclair water won't drain with sides cut 1/4 inch shorter than the roof! The drainage holes need to be lower than where the water enters. A 1/4 inch gap below the roof will creat draughts. They're not needed. Drain holes should be 6mm drilled in the bottom. Drill about 4 holes. The nest material prevents draughts up from there but allows drainage. You can get good instructions from the wildlife trusts, BTO or RSPB and none recommend walls with gaps below the roof.
Eric Neale
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The bottom would be better to be removable for cleaning at the end of the season rather than try and fish the nest out from the top
Hi, the rapb says you should have a rough surface on the inside front so chicks can climb out.
Adjust the feet on that bandsaw already!
This was a very interesting video thank you from New Zealand
Make roof just a little wider and put some holes in bottom to let water out. Sometimes its also good to use some tin or a pop can around the hole, other squares can chew around the hole to get in. You don't need that music. Thanks
4:20 they’re called “clout nails”👍
Nice to see that people care about wild life...great vid
Make a wee latch with two fence wire staples and some wire offcuts bent into a hook and loop
You need a bench hook. Look it up. Easy to make. You'll thank me.
Hi my friend Mancave good morning beautiful house for very beautiful bird top with top finish congratulations big hug - another subscriber big hug - TMJ always be counting on me in the rush.
Nice work with clear descriptions. Thanks.
Great looking bird house .I make them to donate at raffles or fundraisers and wondering what your cost of materials are estimated at I use rough pine 1"x8' and notch the "floor" corners for venting also drill small holes just under roof line. I use old conveyor belt for hinge and do seal ends of wood to make them last longer .thanks for this great video ,very well explained.
Beautiful bird house and build!!!!!
Very nice, I'm sure the birds will love it. You could make them and sell them too.
I drill the entrance hole prior to assembly. The ones I make to give away would be expensive using your materials. I use old pallet wood, nails and glue.
Good idea,man. I work at a hospital,we got a ton of pallets,think I give it a try.
Good info, thank you.
awesome video cheers, got some good ideas here!
good job mate 👍
loved it. birds are use to draughts so the comment below about it having small gaps is ridiculous. They will either use it or they wont. great that you are making an effort to help the little creatures. i have a tit checking out my bird box now and am looking for a robin box now to help my friendly robins
Angie Dawson check out the recommendations by BTO, RSPB and the wildlife trusts. If you still draughts don't matter let them know you know more than their ornithologists and their decades of research has been a waste.
Ok it’s been 3 years. How did the. Bird boxes do?
Thank you
Had to turn the volume down to stop the music but even without commentary it was interesting.
Thanks for making this video! Subscribed too.
Wobbly bandsaw spoils it....so easy to fix?
Like the design and will be using this. Do you think some drainage holes in the bottom would be useful ? 👍
Needs aeration holes in the base, otherwise ok.
That spring is a wast of time, wont stop anything, especially a squirrel or a cat .You haven't included the cost of the hooks and Cabinet catches are 10 for £2.60.
Great video, where did you get those springs from?
Hi nice video very easy to make well done keep them coming
Would you leave your kids with him.?
Wonderful voice and accent!
great food box for magpies
Красиво. Удобно будет чистить...
Good video thanks what’s the angle degrees for lid to sit on
Good one, but the music is annoying.
You've never had a real fight with a squirrel, have you?😂
In the U.K. you might look in the padlock section of your hardware store but even our guns only level the odds.
I've only ever saw one squirrel and it was just crossing the road empty handed. ;-).
These box are so cute. But, I don't understand why did you used wire spring?
The spring keeps the lid from being lifted by wind or by a predator or some animal like a squirrel that might try to get into the box from the top. The top is hinged so the box can be cleaned out each year when the birds are done nesting.
What degree angle did you make for the roof 30 or 45?
Wonderful work and very nice
OMG ITS ACTUALLY HIM
Nobody out there will tell you this ... to disguise the fact that its a new box rub a handful of dirt into the wood ... the box will be nicely camouflaged using materials kind to the birds and kind to mother nature.
great video would love to see more!
water WILL get in behind the "counter flashing", it needs sealed, just saying.
I’m thinking of putting a dolls house tv 📺 in mine...any thoughts?
Its that hole to little for australian perikit??
nice one !!
Brilliant job! But... will the spring rust?
love your video!😉
Your bandsaw looks dangerously wobbly. Not securely attached to the floor?
Why are UA-cam videos, such as this one, invariably accompanied by irritatingly mind-numbing 'music'. It detracts from the video and makes me not want to watch. If I cut out the sound I cannot hear the commentary. STOP IT! Silence is golden.
Alan I've got to agree with you 155%!!! I cannot tell you the amount of times I encounter the same situation with Godawful irritating music in the background!!! Its like Holy Mackerel doesnt anybody get it that you dont need this annoying shit in the back of your videos!!! I cannot agree with your comment more!!! You hit it right smack dab on the head!!!
I've noticed Robin boxes in Oz and UK are partially open faced, whereas in the US they are fully open faced and partially open sided. Does anyone know why that is?
American Robins are a bigger bird
American Robins are smarter.
@@usernamemykel No they not the Robins in my UK garden have double glazing and everything.
usernamemykel fatter*
What is an RSPB?
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Great video mate thanks
What size hole for the bird house?
I’m making a bird house tomorrow and it’s big
Peter Hadlington haha
Great video, one thing you could do to make it perfect would be to tone that background music down a few decibles!! Just a thought!
Nice one. I've subscribed...
Do you use the metal nest hole cover to protect it from squirrel damage .
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Didn't SEE him use it.
Holes sizes for anyone ?
25 mm for blue, coal and marsh tits
28 mm for great tits, tree sparrows and pied flycatchers
32 mm for house sparrows and nuthatches
45 mm for starlings.
The small box with 100 mm high open front may attract robins or pied wagtails. A wren would need a 140 mm high front panel, while spotted flycatchers prefer a low 60 mm front to the box.
Thnx for the download.
I made a Bird box out of an old pallet and when I put it up in a tree I had a blue tit nesting with in a few weeks
awesome subscribed right away
He plays panic in the dark
I think they're called clout nails...
Thanks for the video. Brilliant!
Two questions, can you remember where you got the springs from?, I know you made this a while ago.
Secondly, how do you hang your boxes on a tree?
I wouldnt bother with the springs...just put a couple of cable ties and snip if you want to open it...will push down a bit more too keeping the roof a bit more watertight
@@briancarno8837 nice tip thanks.
or string if you don't like single use plastics
Clout nails ! Great Vid - L & S 👀
The birds need air and drain age holes. You made it waterproof but not breathable
secure your band saw man! :-O
Right, so if i have over 50 house sparrows which are under threat from 'garden grabbing residential development' adjacent to my natural garden, how can i help to re locate the house sparrow group ? I am after a design which can accommodate all the sparrows, a large communial roosting box but cannot find a design. The sparrows normally roost in ther eaves of old buildings, but that will soon change as the eaves are 'modernized' with plastic materials, so its an urgent request. RSPB were not helpful.
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Please can you stop the music when you make the videos it is way too loud and very annoying. It is distracting from the commentary. Thanks!
Why no perch by the entrance
John Codling Having a perch encourages predators to have a look in and attack the young birds.
Never thought of that, thank you
Perch only assists predators.
Exerlent...
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"Use done for you boat plans" ... what does that mean???
That bandsaw needs to be stable.