Disturbed Birds Nest

CYHSN

Well I was clearing a load of these gorse bush's from some land today and after cutting one down and falling over, I saw a small nest sitting on top of it, and one of the small green egg's rolled out Put it back in with the other 3 eggs straight away and stood the bush back up and just surrounded the bush with loads of other's I'd cut down before.

I went off for a couple of minutes and after coming back there was the parent back sitting on top checking them out:) Not sure whether to just leave it or move it to another nearby bush and stick it on top and hope the parents don't mind, but I'm not sure how it will fair when the bush dies off?

Cherry Blossom

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IrishHomer

CYHSN wrote: »

Well I was clearing a load of these gorse bush's from some land today and after cutting one down and falling over, I saw a small nest sitting on top of it, and one of the small green egg's rolled out Put it back in with the other 3 eggs straight away and stood the bush back up and just surrounded the bush with loads of other's I'd cut down before.

I went off for a couple of minutes and after coming back there was the parent back sitting on top checking them out:) Not sure whether to just leave it or move it to another nearby bush and stick it on top and hope the parents don't mind, but I'm not sure how it will fair when the bush dies off?

Why were you cutting the Gorse at this time of the year?

Deer Hunter DL

you should just leave them as they are if the bush is stable enough , and you should not be cutting those this time of year, just be careful you could get into trouble for it and your disturbing wildlife and nesting birds this time of year .

Birdnuts

CYHSN wrote: »

I went off for a couple of minutes and after coming back there was the parent back sitting on top checking them out:) Not sure whether to just leave ?

Just leave it and hope for the best - I would appeal to all landowners to desist from any scrub removal during the nesting season ie. March to August, this is also a legal requirement under the Wildlife Acts.

CYHSN

Ah ok sorry lads was just helping a relation out and never thought about it tbh, it's not something I usually get up to any time of year so forgive the lack of knowledge
Will put a stop to the other guy as well thanks for the advice!

Mothman

As others have said, leave the nest as is. It'll be finished with before bush dies down

johngalway

Birdnuts wrote: »

March to August

March to September is it not?

Bsal

If I recall correctly 1st March-31st August

johngalway

Bsal wrote: »

If I recall correctly 1st March-31st August

Yes, that's what I understand, that you have to stop cutting on the last day in Feb and can resume the first day of September.

IrishHomer

Taken from Wildlife Act:


Amendment of section 40 (destruction of vegetation on uncultivated land restricted) of Principal Act.

46.—Section 40 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following for subsection (1):

“(1) (a) It shall be an offence for a person to cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy, during the period beginning on the 1st day of March and ending on the 31st day of August in any year, any vegetation growing on any land not then cultivated.

(b) It shall be an offence for a person to cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy any vegetation growing in any hedge or ditch during the period mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection.”,

(b) by the substitution of the following for paragraph (c) of subsection (2):

“(c) the cutting, grubbing or destroying of vegetation in the course of any works being duly carried out for reasons of public health or safety by a Minister of the Government or a body established or regulated by or under a statute;

(cc) the clearance of vegetation in the course of fisheries development works carried out by the Central Fisheries Board or a regional fisheries board in the exercise of its functions under the Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1999;”,

(c) by the substitution of the following for paragraph (e) of subsection (2):

“(e) the clearance of vegetation in the course of road or other construction works or in the development or preparation of sites on which any building or other structure is intended to be provided;”,

and

(d) by the addition of the following after subsection (2):

“(3) The Minister may request from the person concerned details of any works carried out under subsection (2)(c) and such details shall be furnished to the Minister by that person together with a statement of the public health or safety factors involved.

(4) In any proceedings taken in respect of a contravention of this section consisting of the doing of any act, it shall be a good defence to prove that the doing of that act was necessary for the purpose of extinguishing or preventing the spread of a fire while it was in progress or for the purpose of saving human life or was necessary in any other emergency in respect of which that act was an appropriate measure.”.

Masala

What type of birds nest in Gorse.....I never found a nest in Gorse!! I always thought the branches were 'too exposed' and too spread out to hide a nest!!

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