I found this delightful little treasure in our yard a few days ago. It's a European robin nest (Erithacus rubecula), which is in the flycatcher family. Its eggs are unlike the robin's egg blue of the American 'robin' (Turdus migratorius), which is in fact a thrush and is not related to the Old World flycatchers. (Wikipedia)
This nest is rather low to the ground, but also well hidden. We saw a bird sitting on the nest when we went by later, but haven't passed through there since. The birds are drawn to gardeners disturbing soil and vegetation (= fresh worms), and I've had the pleasure of having their trusting company near in past weeks. My phone was never in my hands when I was using garden clippers though, so photo record of their neighbourliness.
They are quite long-legged and curious - this sweetie visited us at a picnic table on an earlier visit to the U.K.
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