Nature Red In Tooth And Nail.

[sandyRoe]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/NTAKDzE8ruc2BXpz9

Is this a Wood Pigeon egg? A week or so ago I found a similar egg, with embryo still inside, in the garden. Now this. What's attacking the eggs in the nest?

[jno]

I don't suppose it's just the heat overcooking them?

[Hazlinny]

Have found two similar in our garden recently - plenty pigeons in the trees around here. Living near the sea and have several seagulls hovering around at times, wonder if seagulls would attack the nests?

[Prudie]

Wood pigeon eggs are white, that looks blue to me although if that's a pound coin the egg is quite big.

[Hazlinny]

^^ You're right Prudie, eggs I found were white!

[sandyRoe]

The shell's more white than blue. And that is a pound coin placed in the picture to give an idea of the size of the egg.

[Prudie]

If it is white then yes could be a woodpigeon, they are notorious for building flimsy unsafe nests in precarious places so could be that and they are falling out or a magpie attacking the eggs. Also cuckoo could have booted them out before laying it's own and then leaving the country!

[ladybirder]

Foxes eat birds' eggs but that one looks as if it's been pecked so another bird I think.

[Gill1941]

I agree with Prudie. Definitely magpie.
Wood pigeons nest in my fir tree every year and magpies always attacking them and their nest.

[barry1010]

Jays will also eat eggs and fledglings

[burlyshirley]

I would always suspect magpies, they are notorious egg and fledgling destroyers.

[FatticusInch]

Apologies for the pedantry, it’s:

Nature red in tooth and claw.