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Uses for Bird Nests

Bird Nests are the best source of many important seeds for different parts of the game:

Potato Seeds: used to create Bird Nest Potion
Strawberry Seeds: used to create Gentle Hands Potion
Carrot Seeds and Magic Tree Seeds: used for two Very Hard difficulty Township Tasks (here)

There is also an Elite Difficulty Township Task that requires 1,000k (one million) Bird Nests.

Magic Tree Seeds have a 1/1,010 drop rate from Bird Nests and the player needs 300, meaning 303,000 Bird Nests must be opened if the player has no other seeds.
Carrot Seeds have a 9/1,010 drop rate from Bird Nests and the player needs 5,000, meaning 561,111 Bird Nests must be opened if the player has no other seeds.

These statements combined mean that if the player is to complete all of the required township Tasks while starting from nothing, approximately 1,561,000 Bird Nests must be acquired. Bird nests are a particularly volatile resource, under normal circumstances it may seem impossible to collect enough in a reasonable time frame, but this guide will explain the best ways to focus on getting these items to make the grind as painless as possible.

Obtaining Bird Nests

Bonuses

A full list of applicable bonuses can be found on the Woodcutting boosts page as well as the Skill Boosts page, the most impactful bonuses are listed below.

Name	Effect
Dragon Axe	-40% Cut time
Divine Axe	+9% Chance to Double Items in Woodcutting, +6% for Bird Nests to drop in Woodcutting
Woodcutting Skillcape	-15% Base Woodcutting Interval (additive with all other bonuses)
Superior Woodcutting Skillcape	-20% Base Woodcutting Interval and increases the base quantity of Bird Nests dropped by +1 (replaces Woodcutting Skillcape)
Master of Nature	-15% Base Woodcutting Interval (additive with all other bonuses)
Stepping Stones	-6% Base Woodcutting Interval (additive with all other bonuses)
Harold	-3% Global Interval
Level 99	Decreased cut interval by 0.2s for this Tree (additive with all other bonuses, % based modifiers apply first, followed by flat interval modifiers) +45% chance to receive 2x Logs per action
Terran Dungeon Ruins	-0.1s Woodcutting Interval (additive with all other bonuses, % based modifiers apply first, followed by flat interval modifiers) Doubled to -0.2s Woodcutting Interval with Carthulu
Bird Nest Potion IV	+30% Chance for Bird Nests to drop in Woodcutting
Clue Chasers Insignia	10% Increased chance to receive Bird Nests from Woodcutting
Multi-Tree	Cut 2 different trees in Woodcutting simultaneously
Lumberjack's Top	+2% Bird Nest drop rate
95% Woodcutting Mastery Pool Checkpoint	Increases the base quantity of Bird Nests dropped by +1
Ent	+10% Chance to gain +1 additional resource (this does not directly affect ) in Woodcutting. Cannot be doubled
Ent + Bear Synergy	Increases the base quantity of Bird Nests dropped by +1
Deedree	Up to +8% Chance to Double Items in Woodcutting and up to +5% Bird Nest drop rate

Chopping Logs With Bird Nests Potions

Requirements

Level 10
Level 1

Please note: Although the minimum requirements are low, using Bird Nest Potion IV and minimum action time are advised or else the acquisition rate drops dramatically.

Method

Cut Normal Logs to obtain Bird Nests, as these have the fastest default cut time. The goal is to perform actions at the minimum interval allowed by the game, 0.25 seconds, or 4 actions per second.

Note: If any trees of a higher level can be cut at 0.25s, feel free to cut those in addition or instead of the Normal Logs. Do not cut any other logs unless you need them for some other goal as doing so can significantly increase the action time, which decreases the amount of Bird Nests gained over time.

A portion of the nests can be opened for Potato Seeds to make more potions if required.

How to Achieve Min Interval (0.25s)

The primary difficulty in maximizing bird nest farming is reducing interval as much as possible. Several methods are listed below

Max Base Game

0.5s interval cutting only Normal Trees with Dragon Axe, Master of Nature, Woodcutting Skillcape, Stepping Stones, and Level 99.

Throne of the Herald only

0.25s interval cutting only Normal Trees with all of the Base Game boosts plus either of the following:
- (Ideally) Superior Woodcutting Skillcape + Harold + Elite Pillar of Expertise
- Woodcutting Skillcape + Ent Eagle summoning synergy

Atlas of Discovery only

0.25s interval cutting only Normal Trees with all of the Base Game boosts plus Terran Dungeon Ruins with Carthulu to double the effects, and full Cartography hex mastery.

Throne of the Herald + Atlas of Discovery with maximum boosts

0.25s interval on ALL trees up to (and including) Yew with all of the Base Game boosts plus Superior Woodcutting Skillcape (replaces the normal skillcape), Ent Eagle, Elite Pillar of Expertise, Harold, Candelabra Lit, Terran Dungeon Ruins with Carthulu to double the effects

The maximum rates assume:

One of the above setups is being used for 0.25s intervals (or 0.5s for Base Game)
Beavis is unlocked
Divine Axe is purchased (or Dragon Axe for and )
The following items are equipped: Aorpheat's Signet Ring, Ring of Wealth (in the Passive Slot), Clue Chasers Insignia, Lumberjack's Top
The following cape is equipped: Superior Woodcutting Skillcape (or Woodcutting Skillcape for and )
The Ent Bear Synergy is in use
The 95% Woodcutting Mastery Pool Checkpoint is active
Level 99 in the tree(s) being cut
The following Agility obstacles are active: Stepping Stones (3), Rock Climb (5), Ice Jump (9), and Pillar of Skilling (P)
Deedree provides both +8% chance to double items in Woodcutting, and +5% chance for Bird Nests to drop
Terran Dungeon Ruins and Carthulu to double the effects

Per hour, this yields the following:

Item	Base Game		Atlas of Discovery		Throne of the Herald
Item	Qty	GP	Qty	GP	Qty	GP
Bird Nest	8,812	3,084,200	17,578	6,152,300	29,126	10,194,100
Normal Logs	15,119	15,119	33,118	33,118	30,240	30,240
Total		3,099,319		6,185,418		10,224,340

The results were determined by using this save followed by the execution of game.testForOffline(100) from the browser console. To run offline progression for 100 hours, the max offline time must be changed using the following: game.MAX_OFFLINE_TIME = 100 * 86400000;.