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    Heard of some really odd ones, well after Paul's satellite dish nests, this one is a mail box at a customer's house.

    A couple of enterprising Great tits have taken advantage of a slightly ajar door and built a nest, there are half a dozen chicks inside I believe. The customers only realised it was in there, when they collected some mail and the birds had been pecking at it, there is now a temporary mail box in place.

    PS. looks like the male may have acquired a Tick, although not 100% sure.
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    Lol. They do choose odd places some times

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    Brilliant!

    They'll not get GSWs breaking into that one!

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    the bbc spring watch is looking for pictures of the strangest places birds nest in to beat the arm of a level crossing last year.

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