Birds

[G H Nelson]

No not the female type
In the cavity of the wall...where a old boiler condensation overflow pipe used to be.
Strange nesting birds
Anyone got any ideas?
Been there quite a while.
Got a kind of rasping sound...there is young in there also.
hoggie

 

[Andy Thurston]

How many legs have they got?

 

[Richard Dowling]

How big is the hole that they've got into?

 

[G H Nelson]

...cant believe i put that down.
Feathery type.
hoggie

 

[G H Nelson]

Couple of inches i think.

 

[G H Nelson]

Make a lot of noise for a smallish bird.
Never say any parent fly in and out.

 

[G H Nelson]

Could be a Redwing.
The RSPB: Redwing
If that is the young in the background of the Vimeo video they sound very similar.
hoggie

 

[G H Nelson]

Or a Fieldfare
The RSPB: Fieldfare
hoggie

 

[foxfish]

Very unusual for birds to be nesting at this time of year?
I think city pigeons nest all year round but not sure about any others?

 

[G H Nelson]

Hi Foxfish
I guess the young have been hatched a good few weeks now.
hoggie

 

[foxfish]

Hmm interesting.... not a rat then? have you actually seen the parent?

 

[G H Nelson]

No not a dickie bird

 

[tim]

...cant believe i put that down.
Feathery type.
hoggie

Can't believe you edited that first post

 

[foxfish]

Sounds like a rat in that case!

 

[G H Nelson]

A rat with very fast legs flapping about.
A Olympic athlete rat

 

[G H Nelson]

Need Sherlock Homing Pigeon on the case

 

[Richard Dowling]

There's always starlings who like nesting in houses

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[G H Nelson]

Not Starlings...you would see the parents occasionally.
hoggie

 

[Trevor Pleco]

seems you should get your boiler repaired or oiled...

 

[G H Nelson]

The RSPB: Brambling
I think this is the one.
hoggie