How to Make a Robin Nesting Box / Bird Box (Open Fronted)

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[@jadwigaszyszka6702]

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[@hardlines2635]

I have lots of robins and wagtails on my land but never have success with these types of boxes, I’ve seen a woodpecker take the chicks, magpies, even had a Jay raid the nest box, moved box inside my man cave (shed) and left window open, that worked. As for the boxes outside I changed the opening, lot smaller, and I make sure they are well hidden. I found robins are safer near people where other predator bird are more weary. (Tip.) If you want to tame them, Have a patch of garden that you can keep digging over for Robins to feed. They will start to appear as soon as you start digging.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Ray. This is some very interesting advice. It makes a lot of sense too. I do have magpies and crows around which are a problem. I will tuck this box out of the way and closer to my shed.

[@samjohnson1257]

HI Ray. How much smaller did you make the opening, and how did they find it in your man cave? how would they know to look in there? Love the garden patch idea.

[@alext8828]

Excellent info. Thank you very much for paying attention and spreading the knowledge.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@alext8828 you are most welcome 🙂

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Today's tail

[@johntaylor1359]

Our daughter just messaged to talk of a Robin in front garden. So I'll be in work shop tonight. I have loads of ceder from nighbours front he removed. Perfect for a box....going to her tomorrow so nice surprise. Thanks perfect

[@PhillWyattProjects]

That's great John 😃👍 more accomodation for these lovely creatures 👏

[@markcostello4937]

Good luck John

[@naturelover_9211]

lovely jubbly

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks 👍🙂

[@ginabaker9764]

Your Robin's look very different than the Robin's we have here. I'm in Central IL, USA

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Oh really what are the differences?

[@helenleary1327]

They look alot better and are more eco if they are not painted ... disguise the new wood by rubbing in a handful of damp earth .. job done.. the robins love it, and the cats cant see it!!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the advice. I never thought about rubbing dirt into it🤔

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

Very nice looking box. I usually leave them natural and the outside rough if it is for a bird that can cling to it. But the grey and stain looks very nice. You are one of the few diverse who put drainage holes in the boxes they build. Ventilation also is important but not in this case. I found a bag of tiny round 1" galvanized louvered vents at a tag sale once for a $1.00. I use them in some types of the birdhouses I've built. I can't imagine what they would be used for. Soffit vents that I have seen are all at least 2" and above. Plus they look cute on the upper side of a bird house

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks! Yes ventilation for certain boxes is very important you are rite about that. I haven't seen vents that tiny before although I can imagine they look cool in a bird box!

[@archbeast2]

Good. Only improvement I’d suggest is drilling the drain holes and sanding the inside face before assembly to protect the occupants.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the advice 👍

[@abbyanderson4171]

I'm impressed, I'm going to give it a try

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks and good luck 👍🏻

[@nailsuleymanov3448]

Simple & nice nestbox for Robin.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks! 👍

[@canadianloon6433]

You earned another subscriber. Very nicely explained

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thank you very much!

[@tee2899]

Wrens also prefer this type of open fronted nest box. It's best to put the boxes facing North or East to prevent eggs or chicks from being baked alive.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the advice. I agree with this. Cheers

[@G_RAThbun]

I have some old Barnwood I've been wondering what to do with it I think I'm going to build a bird box just like you

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Great idea 💡 👍🏻

[@G_RAThbun]

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[@MrWoodykeys]

Nice job Phill. I shall give one of those a go, thanks.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Richard 👍 If I do get a Robin living in it, I will make an update video in the spring 😃

[@a.montagnac4282]

Very nice. Thank you so much !

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Your welcome. Thank you 👍🏻

[@johndeakin4653]

Love your show . I like your bird box

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks John! 👍🙂

[@anshumankishoresingh1293]

Nice Robbin house!!!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks! 👍

[@angus5041]

Great job Phil

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Angus! :D

[@harleeb9061]

Im going to make one Thanks for the inspiration

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Your welcome 😃

[@Eoghanbass2000]

I found a great place for the nestbox was actually behind the shed. At 8.37 in your vid I see the garden. I would also try a box attached to either the green fence or the shed facing the fence. I have a similar gap from my shed to wall and it fits snuggly. They have nested in it a few times

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the advice I will try it round the back of the shed I think.

[@wonderfulnature7125]

Super bird box. Great video😃👍

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thank you very much 👍😃

[@leonardbutler2231]

Better against a house or under an eave of a house to keep predators from climbing to get the young. I found that Robin's prefer the safety of a house for their nest box. All in all, great job on the bird house

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thank you. A few people have mentioned that I might want to change the location of the Box. I will be doing so very soon.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

This is why the robin has left the left side of the roof of the house as the house sparrow was listening but looking at this who cares it don't mean anything 😭

[@gingereaves4097]

I have a robin who builds a nest in a corner under my patio, and she flies to the back of my yard to sit on the fence. I just bought her some live mealworms. Hope she likes them.

[@johnlewis9745]

Minor point. Put a drainage hole in each of the four corners and then halfway along the floor between them, as well as a few towards the centre. The base will never remain level in the wind and the liquid will always tend to flow to the edges.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Good point 👍🏻

[@brokenplanet7948]

Thanks for sharing your build Phill 👍

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Your welcome Harry 👍

[@christurner5473]

That’s a great little bird house,all the birds around your house must love you lol . Down the road can you build a drill hanging station the ones with the slots for your drills and a spot to put the battery packs to charge, that would be a great project

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Chris hopefully in the spring I can get some footage of the Birds using the boxes. I have actually made a video about making a Drill Charging Station: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX2reZ1rmqdqja8

[@YidSpur]

Nice video what gap did you leave as yours looks smaller than the one I just did?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Hi, I left about 8cm for the gap.

[@alandobb950]

As I understand Phil, Robins prefer to nest near to the grond. Good video though & well explained, Its a thumbs up & subscribe, thanks.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yes Alan that sounds about rite. I realised that they prefer to nest closer to where people are so I now have the box on the back of my workshop.

[@blackandwhitezest]

Great build. I made three from old loft boards. Not the best material! Currently on with 2 swift boxes. You should give one of those a go.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks :) I was actually looking at swift boxes last night now that you mention it. I will do another type of box soon I think.

[@tonyf68]

Nice job, I enjoyed watching your video 👍

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Tony :)

[@Paulie_O]

Thanks for sharing!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

you're welcome :)

[@Thomas-ci4fl]

Good job!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Thomas 👍

[@YidSpur]

What size opening did you leave Phil. Just done a few but my openings look bigger.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

It's around 10cm but the roof slopes down making it look smaller

[@YidSpur]

@@PhillWyattProjects That's ok then I left 100 mm. 👍

[@GrumpysWorkshop4]

Great job

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Cheers 👍👍👍

[@briancarno8837]

Its a crazy choice for a nest...you would think squirrels and crows would get into it....

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yea I know what you mean. You need to hide these nests in hedges and ivy so that the nest isn't on show. Mine will get covered with the bush soon and be harder to spot.

[@chrishall8717]

Hello! Nice work. Did the Robin move in?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks! I don't think it is occupied yet but fingers crossed.

[@richardl7161]

@@PhillWyattProjects I think its a bit high up for a robin. They like to be lower down - around 2 to 5 ft off the ground. It would also help if it was hidden from direct view.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@richardl7161 Yes someone else pointed out that they prefer to be lower down. I wasn't aware of this. This one was for demonstration purposes for the video so I will make another one and put it lower down and tuck it away into the hedges.

[@zuherhk]

Very good job 👍 well done 👏

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks! 👍

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Thanks can I have my money now so I can retire this game is boring me and is going to destroy the world as the modern world is not letting me reach out to the ancient world because of this the ancient world is help me against them

[@MoranGuyVideos]

Nice project! What happened to the miter saw? Broken handle?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks👍 no the mitre saw is fine. It's a compound saw with no sliding feature.

[@MoranGuyVideos]

@@PhillWyattProjects I thought the locking knob was broken.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@MoranGuyVideos no it's working fine it's quite a reliable saw

[@alen686]

👋Hi Phil , I will making my Robin Bird Box this week following your helpful advice but can you tell me how high as minimum should I position the box ~ how high up it's Yours? 🙄 Which direction is Facing south? 🙂

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I read that Robin boxes can be quite low maybe 5-6 feet up. And they prefer to be hidden into bushes. I will relocate mine to a spot such as this. Face between north and east to avoid getting direct sunlight on the box.

[@SurleyBlaine]

Quick tip, cut 1 board to length of both sides (8" height side, 16" board) then cut in half with the angle. One cut, less waste, less time.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks that sounds useful for doing a batch of bird boxes. Usually I just make them up as I go depending on what bits of wood I have.

[@jrm2383]

Much different looking Robin than here in Wisconsin

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Oh really? How do they look over there?

[@jrm2383]

Google Wisconsin robin, our state bird. Let me know what you think

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@jrm2383 oh yea...they look totally different 😯

[@UncleFjester]

I'm still looking for footage of a successful nest

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I have a lot of magpies and crows nesting near my garden at the moment so it's spooking all the smaller birds away from nesting unfortunately.

[@xerxel69]

Nice slowmo touch! :-)

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks! 👍🙂

[@briangalyer5969]

What size base and sides? please

[@waltercodbollocks3175]

Have you got planning permission for that?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

1 x luxury Robin home is now filed with the land registry 😆

[@ianlees1480]

It’s a good idea to fasten a few twigs horizontally on the inside front of the box for the chicks to have a foot hold to get out. Good design otherwise and easy to make, thank you

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks. Yes that sounds like a reasonable idea. I think I will do that.

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

Very nice design that will for sure attract a robin. Just one suggestion, leave the bare wood the next time. Stains are toxic to birds. Plus, as it ages the weathered wood looks more natural and will blend in better with surrounding tree bark. Very nice!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks. I only used water based stain which is inert when dry. I don't think they are of any harm to birds.

[@kimberlyduran4748]

Hi Phill, Could I contract you to make some unfinished robin houses for me?

[@MyATCtv]

Cool project Phil ! You got a new sub😉

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks 👍😃

[@markcostello4937]

I had robbins nest in a large bird house with a fairly small hole and they reused it every year until cats got the chicks 😢. Next time im putting spikes on the house to keep cats away . Wish people kept cats undoors or didn't have cats at all .

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Sorry to hear that. Cats go crazy for the birds especially this time of year unfortunately.

[@sumosprojects]

G’day Phil, mate we’ve been following each other on Instagram mate but I didn’t realise you also had a KZbin channel, my apologies & I am subscribed & may I add lovely video 👍👍👍👍

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks mate 👍 and thanks for the support! I'm subbed to your channel too👍👍📐🔨

[@davidlarke8990]

It would be nice if you gave some dimensions on paper

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Good point. I will add the dimensions to the video description. Just need to go out and measure it 😄

[@waynelambert4108]

@@PhillWyattProjectshi did you manage to get any measurements for the Robin nesting box ?

[@lindamcbride8842]

I wish I had a mitre saw. I have hand saws so it would take me awhile to make bird boxes😄 but I am going to have a gp. We have lots of different types of birds visiting our very small garden.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Mitre saws are useful but not essential for making a bird box. You should do just fine with a hand saw👍 I think I will make a few more boxes soon 😃

[@lindamcbride7664]

Thanks. I have several hand saws. This is going to be my next project, will be starting it tomorrow. I will post my " effort " for your approval!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@lindamcbride7664 Excellent!

[@colinnixson975]

Simple job, but a shame you didn't provide any dimensions. (Apart from the 9 inches for the back).

[@albelford8499]

Just made a box for a Robin before I saw this and stuck it in the middle of of a tree, fingers crossed🤞

[@PhillWyattProjects]

🤞for the robins!🐦😃

[@VoiceSriLanka]

Nice one but I don’t think you placed the box at the right height. Robins normally nest at lower levels.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the tip!

[@danielmurzellotheunknownma7481]

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[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thank you for the lovely comment 😃

[@cillaa2496]

This box leave the bird vulnerable to predation from a number of predators.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yes although the idea is to hide this box deep into a hedge. Robins prefer an open style box.

[@daveleach4370]

Sizes please

[@wiferolls]

Who is watching this after watching bird box

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I haven't seen it myself it looks a bit scary!

[@birdwatchingwithdrrajasaur4410]

Obinray

[@PhillWyattProjects]

orrectcay

[@briannewley1989]

only one problem with that opening is wide a magpie likes killing robins and there young

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I will have to get it hidden out of sight inside a thick bush.

[@briannewley1989]

@@PhillWyattProjects did not mean anything by it it may be ok up covered by the tree

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@briannewley1989 yea I do think it needs hiding better to prevent magpies finding it

[@Christie-gp2cy]

Great jpb/ Rea;;u ;ole upir wprl!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks

[@SuperRichie200]

Magpies and jays can easily get to the eggs and chicks. Bad idea.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Please share your advice.

[@bigpoppacrakahh2327]

Sorry but those definitely look like bluebirds.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Bluebirds? The only birds in this video are European Robins. Bluebirds live in North America. I live in England.

[@johntate5050]

Pallet wood isn't a good idea as it's treated with chemicals

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Not all pallet wood is treated with chemicals. A lot of the pallets I find are heat treated.

[@corvus1238]

What the hell is 9 inches in the measurements that 95% of the world's population use?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

9" is 22.86cm. Just ask Google.

[@georgemartin9618]

Just multiply by 2.5 just like 95% of the world learned in school.

[@barringtonsmith9147]

No good for robins, bigger birds will have them chicks out in no time

[@PhillWyattProjects]

How small do you suggest the opening needs to be?

[@rodmanrodman9454]

Excellent Box! In the British Isles this is ideal for Robins (open fronted boxes can sometimes be used by Wren or Spotted Flycatcher). No issues with squirrels. The boxes with round holes are suitable for Blue Tit (25mm) Great Tit/Wren (28mm) Sparrow (38mm) Starling (45mm). Best NOT to use treated timber as the chicks peck at the timber inside and thereby ingest toxins. A green hew on the timber may indicate that it is pressure treated with toxic wood preserver. Don't be tempted to add bedding, the adult birds prefer to do this themselves! Great video! .

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@rodmanrodman9454 good advice 👍🏻