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Protecting Swallows from Predators

redroisin · 2024-07-23 08:42:36

I was thrilled last week to discover a swallows nest in my horses shelter with young swallows sitting beside it, but yesterday found adult and baby feathers on the ground and babies are gone. I'm devastated,what can I do to protect them in future, we have a lot of red kites and other birds of prey around

23-07-2024 09:42AM

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redroisin

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I was thrilled last week to discover a swallows nest in my horses shelter with young swallows sitting beside it, but yesterday found adult and baby feathers on the ground and babies are gone. I'm devastated,what can I do to protect them in future, we have a lot of red kites and other birds of prey around

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#2 23-07-2024 12:05PM

coolbeans

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You sure it's not a cat getting it? Felines kill more birds than anything else by a long shot.

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#3 23-07-2024 12:10PM

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I'd say it was a cat, we had the same issue with our nesting blue tits.

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would a cat have been able to get to the nest? often swallows nest in places a cat could not reach.

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#5 24-07-2024 01:03AM

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Doubtfull a bird of Prey - more likely Magpies in that situation

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