{"id":944,"date":"2010-05-31T00:03:59","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T00:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=944"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:03:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:03:43","slug":"ashtray_turned_bird_s_nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/ashtray_turned_bird_s_nest","title":{"rendered":"Ashtray-Turned-Bird&#8217;s Nest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/2010\/blue_tit_ashtray_nest.jpg\" alt=\"blue tit ashtray nest.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When cigarette butts were left strewn on the floor below an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-interiors\/c-1890\">outdoor ashtray<\/a> at a university campus, students were the first to get the blame. Local office manager, Maria Plumb, went so far as to complain. But when the littering of fag ends continued, Plumb &ndash; of Norfolk Carers &ndash; further investigated to discover feathers and bird droppings around the area. In the Ashtray itself, near University of East Anglia halls of residence, a family of blue tits had set up home and it is these birds who had been removing cigarette ends to make a cosy home.<\/p>\n<p>Norfolk carers have put up a warning sign not to use the ashtray and the blue tit couple have been nicknamed Benson and Hedges by the staff.<\/p>\n<p>Said Ms. Plumb, &ldquo;When the piles of butts kept appearing it was always over the weekends so I knew it wasn&#8217;t the staff here making a mess.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I went to the halls and complained because I have to admit I assumed it must be the art students. Now I must apologise as the mystery has been solved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; When cigarette butts were left strewn on the floor below an outdoor ashtray at a university campus, students were the first to get the blame. Local office manager, Maria Plumb, went so far as to complain. 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