Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog

After listening to all the beautiful bird music during the Schools Bird watch, we know that spring is on the way. Last week Club Wild made nesting bundles, made of simple building materials, hoping to encourage birds to set up home nearby.

First we collected forked sticks, then mixed together materials including dry grass, straw, wool, thread, dog hair and sheep wool. We wrapped these around the sticks and secured with twine. We hung these in up in the trees. We can’t wait to see nests soon, maybe the birds will have chosen our bright orange and green wool or the fluffy dog hair.

 

This week we thought about why birds build nest (for shelter, to lay their eggs and raise their young) and how different birds build different types of nests. We also learned that it is becoming more difficult for birds to find good places to build nests as areas are developed for houses and gardens are tidied. We can give the birds a helping hand by putting up nest boxes around the school grounds. We put up two different types, one with a small hole for the smaller birds like blue tits, great tits and sparrows and one with an open end which robins like. We hope that everyone in the school will keep an eye on the bird boxes to see if anyone moves in.

 

Cheers,

Sarah-Jane