Where British birds nest
Twenty British birds, from the robin in your hedge to the puffin on a sea cliff, and where each of them builds its nest.
These guides are here because of Nyth, a puzzle game I’m publishing where every level is about finding the right square for a bird’s nest. Each of its twenty birds brings a rule, and each rule comes from where the real bird nests: kingfishers by water, woodpeckers in trees, puffins out on the coast.
So here are the real birds. Each guide says where the bird nests, what the nest looks like, when it nests, and what you can do to help. I’ve checked the facts against the RSPB and the BTO, and linked to both on every page.
Pick a bird
Grouped the way Nyth groups them, by where they live. Under each one: the rule it brings to the game.
Woodland
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Robin
Where do robins nest?
In Nyth: The basic rules, and nothing else. -
Barn owl
Where do barn owls nest?
In Nyth: The same rules at night, with a few nests already placed. -
Woodpecker
Where do woodpeckers nest?
In Nyth: Every nest has to touch a tree. -
Sparrowhawk
Where do sparrowhawks nest?
In Nyth: No nest next to a goshawk’s post. -
Jay
Where do jays nest?
In Nyth: Every nest has to touch an oak.
Meadow and hedgerow
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Magpie
Where do magpies nest?
In Nyth: The nest goes on one of the shiny squares. -
Goldfinch
Where do goldfinches nest?
In Nyth: Two nests share a colour, in the same column. -
Starling
Where do starlings nest?
In Nyth: Three nests share a colour, and may touch at a corner. -
Wren
Where do wrens nest?
In Nyth: Wrens are allowed to touch at a corner. -
Swift
Where do swifts nest?
In Nyth: One colour gets no nest at all.
Wetland
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Bittern
Where do bitterns nest?
In Nyth: Nests go on the edge, or next to a reed. -
Cuckoo
Where do cuckoos lay their eggs?
In Nyth: One colour is hiding two nests. -
Swans
Where do swans nest?
In Nyth: A pair shares a colour, touching at a corner. -
Mallard
Where do ducks nest?
In Nyth: Each nest sits beside its duckling. -
Heron
Where do herons nest?
In Nyth: Each nest must see water along its row or column.
River and coast
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Kingfisher
Where do kingfishers nest?
In Nyth: Every nest has to touch water. -
Dipper
Where do dippers nest?
In Nyth: Nests go behind a waterfall. -
Cormorant
Where do cormorants nest?
In Nyth: Every nest has to touch a rock. -
Puffin
Where do puffins nest?
In Nyth: Every nest touches at least two squares of water. -
Osprey
Where do ospreys nest?
In Nyth: Every nest has to touch a dead tree.
Find the robins a nest
One nest in every row, every column and every colour, and no two nests touching, not even at a corner. Tap a square once to cross it off. Double tap to place a nest.
Every nest found
Those are the robin’s first three levels. The game has 1,000, and nineteen more birds.
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What it looks like
A robin level 
The woodpecker needs a tree 
Nested! 
A bird’s trail 
The Reserve 
The Journal 
The Daily 
A new bird, a new rule
A puzzle game about where birds nest
Every level is a board of coloured patches. One nest in every row, every column and every colour, and no two nests touching. Then each bird adds a rule of its own, taken from where the real one builds.
- 1,000 levels
- Twenty British birds, twenty rules
- A new puzzle every day
- iPhone and Android
