This year has already been so dry, that the RSPB is asking folk to provide a container of mud in their gardens, to help some nest-building birds. Story and vid HERE
Trouble with artificial nests is that a couple of generations down the line the house martins will not know how to build a nest themselves. And then there will be problems.
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