Nuthatches have started to construct their nest holes and to make their nests in them.

Species that nest in marshes must construct a nesting platform in order to keep the nest dry, particularly in species that nest in tidal marshes.

Their generic name comes from the characteristic bristle tufts in the mandibles which are used to carry material to construct the cells in the nest, and for constructing the nest.

Blackbirds, robins, thrushes, house martins and swallows all need a ready supply of wet soil for constructing their nests.

The species constructs a nest or redd in the gravel bed of a stream.