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Yew birdhouse
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Yew birdhouse (empty)
Released18 January 2018 (Update)
MembersYes
QuestNo
LocationFossil Island
League regionMisthalin Misthalin✓
OptionsSeeds
ExamineA simple device for catching birds.
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Advanced data
Object ID31833
LinkMOID

A yew birdhouse is a trap setup for bird house trapping on Fossil Island. A yew birdhouse is created by placing a yew bird house item on a bird house space, which requires level 59 Hunter.

To arm the trap, players must fill the birdhouse with 10 low level or 5 high level hop seeds, herb seeds, flower seeds, bush seeds, or allotment seeds. When filled with seeds, the yew birdhouse will passively fill with birds. After about 50 minutes, the yew birdhouse will be full and can be collected for bird nests, raw bird meat, and feathers, as well as the clockwork used when crafting the item. Emptying the yew birdhouse awards 1020 Hunter experience.

Hunter info

Yew birdhouse
Level requiredHunter 59
Hunter XP1,020 xp
RetaliationNo
TrapYew bird house

Loot

Once a birdhouse is full, it can be emptied for loot, which includes raw bird meat, feathers, and the clockwork that was used to build the birdhouse.

Birdhouses will also give varying numbers of bird nests, dependent on the tier of birdhouse and Hunter level.[1] Each birdhouse will give at most 1 seed nest, followed by 10 chances to get nests off the nest table. The nest table drops regular empty nests, ring nests, egg nests, and rarely also clue nests.

In addition, wearing a strung rabbit foot will replace about 5% of the empty nest drops with ring nests or egg nests.[2] This is different from the bird nest mechanic while Woodcutting, which reduces the number of seed nests.

The seeds used do not affect amount of nests received.[3] Disassembling a birdhouse does not have a Hunter level requirement, meaning boosts only need to be used when placing birdhouses and not when disassembling them.

Using yew birdhouses, the expected number of bird nests per run is 5.6192 at level 59 and 9.5408 at level 99.

Guaranteed drops

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Clockwork.png: Yew birdhouse drops Clockwork with rarity Always in quantity 1Clockwork1Always1,079300
Raw bird meat.png: Yew birdhouse drops Raw bird meat with rarity Always in quantity 10Raw bird meat10[d 1]Always510100
Feather.png: Yew birdhouse drops Feather with rarity Always in quantity 30,40,50,60Feather30; 40; 50; 60Always90–18030–60
  1. ^ Always dropped to the ground, even if there is space in the inventory.

Seed nest

At most one seed nest is given per birdhouse. Having a higher Hunter level will make it more likely to obtain a seed nest.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Bird nest (seeds).png: Yew birdhouse drops Bird nest (seeds) with rarity Varies in quantity 1Bird nest (seeds)1Varies[d 1]Not sold271
  1. ^ The rate depends on Hunter level. 
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Other nests

The nest table will be rolled 10 times. The chance of a successful roll is based on Hunter level, with more nests provided with a higher Hunter level[4]. The rate is constant at levels below 50. 

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Pre-roll clue nests

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Reason: Clue nest mechanics are not confirmed. The chance of receiving clues may also be based on Hunter level.
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After a successful roll for the other nest table, an additional series of rolls is performed for clue nests. It is possible to obtain multiple clues from the same birdhouse, but once at least one clue has been awarded, further rolls do not attempt to give clues. Completing tiers of Combat Achievements will increase the rate of receiving easy, medium, hard, and elite clue nests. Clues are not awarded if the player already has a clue of that level.

The following rarities assume the nest roll shown above was successful, and are attempted once on each roll until a clue has been given (up to 10 attempts).

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Clue nest (elite).png: Yew birdhouse drops Clue nest (elite) with rarity 1/1,500 in quantity 1Clue nest (elite)1~1/1,500[d 1][d 2]Not sold272
Clue nest (hard).png: Yew birdhouse drops Clue nest (hard) with rarity 2/1,500 in quantity 1Clue nest (hard)1~2/1,500[d 1][d 3]Not sold271
Clue nest (medium).png: Yew birdhouse drops Clue nest (medium) with rarity 3/1,500 in quantity 1Clue nest (medium)1~3/1,500[d 1][d 4]Not sold271
Clue nest (easy).png: Yew birdhouse drops Clue nest (easy) with rarity 4/1,500 in quantity 1Clue nest (easy)1~4/1,500[d 1][d 5]Not sold270
Clue nest (beginner).png: Yew birdhouse drops Clue nest (beginner) with rarity 30/1,500 in quantity 1Clue nest (beginner)1~30/1,500[d 1]Not sold270
  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Not dropped if the player already has a clue of this level.
  2. ^ The rate is improved after completing the Elite Combat Achievements.
  3. ^ The rate is improved after completing the Hard Combat Achievements.
  4. ^ The rate is improved after completing the Medium Combat Achievements.
  5. ^ The rate is improved after completing the Easy Combat Achievements.

Ring and egg nests

If no clue is given then a ring, egg, or empty nest will be awarded. Wearing a strung rabbit foot will replace some empty nest drops with ring and egg nests.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Bird nest (ring).png: Yew birdhouse drops Bird nest (ring) with rarity 32/100 in quantity 1Bird nest (ring)132/100; 32/95[d 1]Not sold271
Bird nest (red egg).png: Yew birdhouse drops Bird nest (egg)#Red egg with rarity 1/100 in quantity 1Bird nest (red egg)11/100; 1/95[d 1]Not sold271
Bird nest (green egg).png: Yew birdhouse drops Bird nest (egg)#Green egg with rarity 1/100 in quantity 1Bird nest (green egg)11/100; 1/95[d 1]Not sold271
Bird nest (blue egg).png: Yew birdhouse drops Bird nest (egg)#Blue egg with rarity 1/100 in quantity 1Bird nest (blue egg)11/100; 1/95[d 1]Not sold271
Bird nest (empty).png: Yew birdhouse drops Bird nest (empty) with rarity 65/100 in quantity 1Bird nest (empty)165/100; 60/95[d 2]Not sold271
  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The rate is increased while wearing a strung rabbit foot.
  2. ^ The rate is decreased while wearing a strung rabbit foot.

Sound effects

Sound Name Description ID
farming_fillplantpot Emptying, building, or filling with seeds 2433

Changes

Date Changes
12 February 2025
(Update | poll)

A "Reset" option has been added to full birdhouses, allowing players to dismantle an existing birdhouse and automatically build and place a new one reusing the clockwork mechanism from the previous birdhouse.

References

  1. ^ "Bird Nest Balancing and PvP Changes". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original.
  2. ^ "Collection Log Improvements and The Last of Poll 74". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original.
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