Redwing: Nest & eggs
The Redwing builds its own free-standing, cup-shaped nest and does not use cavities or nest boxes.
- Location: low in a tree or a bush, and sometimes directly on the ground, in birch and mixed woodland.
- Construction: a cup-shaped nest that the female weaves from straw and twigs and lines for the eggs.
- Group nesting: the species often nests in loosely knit groups and can be very noisy when it warns near the nest.
The clutch usually comprises 5–6 eggs, and both parents take part in incubation and in feeding the young.