Giving Redstarts a head start

North York Moors Moorland Organisation

We are currently busy at NYMMO constructing more nest boxes ready for some new locations, and I thought this was a good opportunity to share these images of a less common bird which set up home in one of our boxes during 2023.

The Redstarts shown in the photos are Amber listed birds meaning they are of a conservation concern. They are also one of the species that is being monitored by the “Birds on the Edge” project which is being run by the North York Moors Trust and funded by the National Lottery.

The trust is working collaboratively with chosen partners, as well as with communities and land managers in creating and restoring habitat used by Turtle Dove, Yellowhammer, Song Thrush, and Redstart, some of whom are threatened species, which live on the edge of wood and farmland.