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Discovered under a rock (about a foot square) in pine forest. They are about 2cm long. At first I thought snake (adder) eggs, but my researches have led me away from that conclusion. At the moment, I'm of the feeling that they are wren's eggs. Are there any eggsperts (sorry) on STW who could confirm what species they belong to?
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Wrens eggs are tiny <1cm
BTO ([url= http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob10660.htm ]link[/url]) says 16mm.
Grass snake eggs look similar but I think these were smaller.
Still fail to see how a bird would have been able to get where the eggs were.
They appeared to be very sealed in under there.
Adders give birth to young.
what made you lift up the rock in the first place? was there something around it that made you think there might be something underneath?
Doing a bit of trail building, found buried rock and pulled it up to find them.
Rock was replaced when three fish took photo.
I'm pretty sure they're baby Robin eggs.
I was all for the snake idea until I looked at pictures of snake eggs, which tend to be more elongated, made of a softer shell and were almost always plain white. I've found that wrens will nest under rocks, and that would explain the presence of bird feathers in the nest. How's a snake going to carry feathers (or any bedding, for that matter).
No, I'm confident that we had bird eggs; and a wren is the only bird I can think of small enough to get in there. Remember the little hole at the back? An image search for wren's eggs (and wrens under rocks!) reveals similar eggs.
They usually lay a batch of 5-6, it would seem. That there were two left might just explain why they were still intact - perhaps they didn't fertilise/hatch?
what made you lift up the rock in the first place? was there something around it that made you think there might be something underneath?
Do you never just get the urge to lift up a rock?
Think your right jon after googling that
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/robin.htm
Thinking robins myself now?
Imagine, the babiest robin ever on STW.
I still reckon they're wren's eggs. Where are all the ornithologists and/or oologists when you need 'em?
If they are baby robins then you'd better leave the **** alone. Those guys are dangerous!
Ahh, them be throstles them be.
That site ^^^^^ reckons 20mm by 15mm sized eggs, was about right ?
shoot the eggs, thats real huntin'
they are quite clearly Cadbury's mini eggs.
Were they on a conveyor belt?
did you fry or boil them?
Wren eggs for sure.