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Small wooden bird houses in trees

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  • 01-04-2012 5:53pm
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    BailMeOut
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    Noticed that in local trees someone has installed dozens of these small wooden bird houses. Interested in knowing what they are for and who would have put them in the trees?

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    Pie Man
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    they are for blue/great tits or maybe tree sparrows, if there in a town they could of been but up for the tidy towns.


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    BailMeOut
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    Pie Man wrote: »
    they are for blue/great tits or maybe tree sparrows, if there in a town they could of been but up for the tidy towns.

    Closest town is miles away so these are pretty much in middle of nowhere.


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    whyulittle
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    What part of the country?


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    BailMeOut
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    whyulittle wrote: »
    What part of the country?

    West Cork


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    swifts need our help!
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    if the boxes are too dense in an area not many will be used. Four pairs at most I would guess depending on habitat. 3 tits and ?

    Mark


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    thebishop
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    Its Part of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS). Farmers put them up and get paid by the Government for so doing.


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    BailMeOut
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    thebishop wrote: »
    Its Part of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS). Farmers put them up and get paid by the Government for so doing.

    Thanks thebishop

    Googled "Rural Environment Protection Scheme" and found this.

    http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmerschemespayments/ruralenvironmentprotectionschemereps/overviewofreps/


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    Judgement Day
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    thebishop wrote: »
    Its Part of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS). Farmers put them up and get paid by the Government for so doing.

    I never heard that providing bird boxes came under REPS - any link for this? If it does the farmers probably get paid per box and thus wallpaper the trees with them. Is there any approved design or will any old thing suffice. :confused:


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