Wood Pigeon 4 Eggs

[hesslemount]

Discovered a live wood pigeon’s nest with 4 eggs. All eggs were warm and entire and fresh and mother returned to sit the eggs. I’ve always seen 2 eggs or chicks. 3 is considered exceptional. Has anyone ever come across this during their arb careers please? I was amazed and yes checked that one wasn’t a cuckoo’s egg for clarity. 

[Mark Bolam]

Never heard of 4.

Will you be able to keep checking on them?

That will be a busy nest with 4 squabs in it!

[hesslemount]

I know the customers watching the nest. 4 will be very cosy at fledgling stage

[openspaceman]

34 minutes ago, hesslemount said:

I know the customers watching the nest. 4 will be very cosy at fledgling stage

 

Did you mistype tasty?

[hesslemount]

🤣 I’ve bigger birds to fry than squab woodies 

[Patrick goulding]

10 hours ago, hesslemount said:

Discovered a live wood pigeon’s nest with 4 eggs. All eggs were warm and entire and fresh and mother returned to sit the eggs. I’ve always seen 2 eggs or chicks. 3 is considered exceptional. Has anyone ever come across this during their arb careers please? I was amazed and yes checked that one wasn’t a cuckoo’s egg for clarity. 

We topped some conifers at the beginning of the week also that had four eggs in to. I thought it was unusual I just put it down to two of the eggs was old ones they hadn’t sat then another pigeon or the same pigeon had laid in the nest again. 

[Will C]

Be interesting to see what happens, looking at the sun light on them probably breakfast for a jay or rook 🤣

[Dan Maynard]

Can't see 4 squabs staying in the whole time.