Common Blackbird: Nest boxes

The Blackbird normally nests in the open in shrubbery and does not take an enclosed tit box. If you still want to help it, an open (half-open) box or a sheltered ledge will do.

  • Type: an open front rather than a round entrance hole.
  • Internal dimensions: a roomy floor, approx. 18 × 18 cm.
  • Placement: well hidden in a dense climbing plant or under an eave, 2–3 m up, safe from cats and crows.
  • In practice, a dense, unclipped hedge or bush is the best "nest site" you can offer a Blackbird.

More about the Common Blackbird

  • Song & calls
  • Breeding
  • Nest & eggs
  • Diet
  • In winter
  • Male & female
  • Migration
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