Hang up the star box - which direction?
With a Hole size of 50 mm, the entrance to the starling box is almost twice as large as that of the tit box. This makes the nesting aid particularly vulnerable to climatic influences. By hanging starry boxes with the correct direction, a safe, comfortable living environment is ensured inside:
- Ideal star box direction: the entrance hole points to the east or south-east
- Alternative orientation: loophole faces north or northeast
- Chick-hostile cardinal points: south and west
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In the Central European garden there shouldn't be any Bird house face west or south. From these two cardinal points either the rain hits the nesting box(€ 8.99 at Amazon *) or the young starlings languish under blazing sunlight.
Hanging a nest box for starlings - how high?
A nest box high up in the air is very popular with starlings looking for accommodation, easy to fly to and out of reach for inquisitive human eyes or nest robbers.
- Hang up the starling box at a height of at least 2 m, ideally 5 to 10 m
- Free path on approach (no disruptive branches within a 1 to 2 m radius)
- Sufficient distance from nesting boxes of other bird species of at least 5 to 10 m (e. B. Titmouse or robin)
Starlings like to live and nest in close proximity to conspecifics. The songbirds are therefore happy to have a garden with several star boxes, which natural hobby gardeners hang up side by side in the treetops.
Attaching the star box - when and how?
A starling box should be in place at the beginning of March. At this time, starlings are on the lookout for a safe home to raise their offspring. The actual breeding season extends from the beginning of April to the middle / end of July. Prudent hobby gardeners hang up a box of starlings in autumn as winter quarters for birds, insects and small mammals.
Please attach a starling box to the tree with stainless steel Nails, additionally fixed with a sheathed wire. This procedure protects the tree from fatal injuries to the bark and Cambium. If you hang a nesting box for starlings on the house facade, metal brackets are useful for a stable, wobble-free position.
Hanging up the starling box on the balcony - what to watch out for?
Starlings have long since discovered the urban habitat for themselves, as the world-famous swarms of starlings over Rome prove. Because large trees for nesting boxes are rare in cities, balcony gardeners hang up a starling box. If you pay attention to these criteria, the feathered inhabitants will quickly find themselves:
- Suspension height: at least 2 m
- location: shady to partially shaded, protected from rain and direct sun
- safety: stable, no wobbling, ideally without a perch as a potential seat for nest robbers
Please ensure that there is sufficient distance to climbing aids for hungry cats, such as climbing and privacy protection plants.
Tips
Tit, thrush, finch and starling are not the only winged garden dwellers with a housing shortage. The noctule bat, horseshoe bat, long-eared bat and other native bats are in dire straits. By doing a Hang up the bat box in the garden or on the house facade, you make an invaluable contribution to the preservation of endangered beneficial insects.
