Birs preferred nesting trees?

JayWalsh

Hello all,

I'm just wondering do the wild birds in this country nest in the evergreen trees in our forestry? I have noticed a severe increase in the cutting down of our native trees by people in our forests.
I am wondering does it matter to the birds if the nesting tree is deciduous or evergreen?

Jay

Desmo

It depends on the species of bird and age of the tree. Most Irish birds prefer deciduous trees for nesting but several are either happy enough in some conifers if they are old enough and some are restricted to them.

OpenYourEyes

It should be noted that a lot of forestry in Ireland is planted for commercial reasons, contains many non-native species, and is planted in such a way that they are very poor for biodiversity.

I was doing a survey on a heavily afforested hill today and I honestly have more bird species in my back garden at any one moment in time than I saw at that site.

JayWalsh

Thanks for replies lads.
I was wondering how it would affect the birds.
There just seems to be an unprecedented amount of native trees being "taken" under the cover of darkness in my neck of the woods.