We been putting out bird seed and bread like other bird lover do, but where are they? top up the bird feeder with peanut 2 weeks ago, they haven't touch it since , Had it happen to you in your area? Thanks Trevor
Where are all our feather friend gone?
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We also feed the birds, got plenty bird seed, nuts and bread out for them .Our garden is alive with all different birds. Its lovely to watch them from our living room. They give us many happy hours enjoyment. Sad or what⇨...
Hi Trevor
Yes we have noticed that there seems to be less of our feathered friends about but after saying that the ones we do get this are like a pair of wrens coal titsnot often seen on a council estate . The pidgeons we normally get not seen them lately .
Sad to say its a known fact that house sparrows are on the decline. Never the less keep putting the fed out
Sir Roger
Yes we have noticed that there seems to be less of our feathered friends about but after saying that the ones we do get this are like a pair of wrens coal titsnot often seen on a council estate . The pidgeons we normally get not seen them lately .
Sad to say its a known fact that house sparrows are on the decline. Never the less keep putting the fed out
Sir Roger
Todays count in our garden East Sussex, 15 Sparrows feeding on seed 3 blackbirds on crushed peanuts and bread,i Jay on something 1 nuthatch on seed at least 6 pigeons on anything left 2 "b-- big wood pigeons after anything, 6 magpies, seagulls by the dozen. Proberly others whilst not looking and tonight it will be Badgers and foxes.We buy sacks of seed and peanuts plus dogfood and dog biscuits, its ridiculouse what it cost today.
Trevor
I watched a Sparrow Hawk, hover and then swoop into a tree in the front on tuesday. About 50 sparrows emerged . Suffice it to say the hawk didn't go hungry.
Seen 4 swans fly over this morning, loads of gulls and others. The Blackbirds sem abundant too. This is on the wiltshire Gloucestershire border by the River Thames.
Cheers
Alan
I watched a Sparrow Hawk, hover and then swoop into a tree in the front on tuesday. About 50 sparrows emerged . Suffice it to say the hawk didn't go hungry.
Seen 4 swans fly over this morning, loads of gulls and others. The Blackbirds sem abundant too. This is on the wiltshire Gloucestershire border by the River Thames.
Cheers
Alan
We live in Suffolk on the side of a main road and have an abundance of birds every day and costing us a fortune for seeds and nuts. We have Doves Pigeons, Blue,Coal,Longtail and Great Tits,Robins, Wrens, Blackbirds, Starlings,Jay, Male and Female Spotted Woodpeckers, Dunnocks and Greenfinch's feathered friends are not scarce here.
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You lucky people having Jay's. We don't seem to see them up here in Scotland. We do have a lot of Blackbirds at the moment and Blue Tits along with Chaffs. Plus we have a Grey Squirrel which clears the bird table as soon as it's loaded.
I know its not "feathered, but it was mentioned about squirrels, thought i would mention the one we had for some weeks, it was pure whie blue eyed and must have been partly blind as it allowed mre to take several photo's and video's of it. Sadly it "went".
It's great to see there are like-minded folk on the forum who, like us, feed the birds and get great enjoyment spotting the various species coming into the garden.
Our garden is on the edge of a village overlooking fields. We regularly get badgers and foxes coming in at night, setting off the security light. Unfortunately we are plagued with cats and are forever chasing them out.
Today has been very cold and foggy where we are in East Anglia and the birds have been feeding up all day. Needless to say the garden gets regularly swooped through by Sparrowhawks but we make a point of siting all the feeders near to cover which small birds can dash into. I've even seen a Sparrowhawk jumping up and down on top of a 4ft high Hawthorn hedge, trying to dislodge the birds that have dived in for refuge.
We regularly have Great spotted Woodpeckers feeding on a peanut feeder at the bottom of the garden. Other birds regularly coming to feed are Greenfinches, Chaffinches, House Sparrows, Dunnocks, Robins, Starlings, Chaffinches, Blackbirds (9 at one time today) Collard Doves, Wood Pigeons, Magpies (6 today), Blue Tits, Great Tits, Carrion Crow and Pheasant. Occasionally we get Reed Buntings feeding on the seed underneath the feeders and Pied Wagtails, usually when it's frosty. Wrens are regularly seen. We used to have a Song Thrush, which we regularly heard bashing away at snails on a concrete slab, but so far this year we haven't seen it. Jays sometimes come into the garden.
We have recently found a good wild bird food supplier. Their website is: www.vinehousefarm.co.uk
Lucky you Robert - we would love to see a Nuthatch on our feeders!
Our garden is on the edge of a village overlooking fields. We regularly get badgers and foxes coming in at night, setting off the security light. Unfortunately we are plagued with cats and are forever chasing them out.
Today has been very cold and foggy where we are in East Anglia and the birds have been feeding up all day. Needless to say the garden gets regularly swooped through by Sparrowhawks but we make a point of siting all the feeders near to cover which small birds can dash into. I've even seen a Sparrowhawk jumping up and down on top of a 4ft high Hawthorn hedge, trying to dislodge the birds that have dived in for refuge.
We regularly have Great spotted Woodpeckers feeding on a peanut feeder at the bottom of the garden. Other birds regularly coming to feed are Greenfinches, Chaffinches, House Sparrows, Dunnocks, Robins, Starlings, Chaffinches, Blackbirds (9 at one time today) Collard Doves, Wood Pigeons, Magpies (6 today), Blue Tits, Great Tits, Carrion Crow and Pheasant. Occasionally we get Reed Buntings feeding on the seed underneath the feeders and Pied Wagtails, usually when it's frosty. Wrens are regularly seen. We used to have a Song Thrush, which we regularly heard bashing away at snails on a concrete slab, but so far this year we haven't seen it. Jays sometimes come into the garden.
We have recently found a good wild bird food supplier. Their website is: www.vinehousefarm.co.uk
Lucky you Robert - we would love to see a Nuthatch on our feeders!
We still got our bird feeder with peanut, but not seen any on it yet, But the funny part is where we take our dogs for awalk around the Orchard, 20 acres of it, have heard Woodpeckers and other small bird as well, with all that apple fallen off the tree for them, Our dogs eat them as well, then it give them the winds, do hope the bird come in our garden soon, Trevor
Like most wildlife ( and nature generally ) bird populations and location vary from year to year - and season to season. As soon as these changes are noticed by the Greenies/Tree Huggers, all sorts of alarmist propoganda is put about. For years I have noticed the wild bird population varies in my own back garden, but it always returns to the 'normal' numbers eventually.
Each morning when getting up and before my breakfast i go outside to place seed ground up with peanuts in ,this is for our Blackbird family. Soon after they have fed along comes a couple of squirrels of which one drops a pebble on the wall each time, is it saying thanks?.
Robert, try putting a few sultanas out for your Blackbirds - they love them! Ours come on to the kitchen windowsill waiting for us to throw a few out.
We've had a nice surprise looking out of the kitchen window while washing up - the Song Thrush has put in an appearance. It made our day, as we've not seen it for several months and we thought the worst. I've put some mealworms out for it, as our cold weather continues and snow is forecast.
We've had a nice surprise looking out of the kitchen window while washing up - the Song Thrush has put in an appearance. It made our day, as we've not seen it for several months and we thought the worst. I've put some mealworms out for it, as our cold weather continues and snow is forecast.
Trevor, you've probably answered your own question - all the birds are 'in the orchard' finding their own food. As soon as that runs out they'll be back in your garden, thanking you for your offerings. Just don't leave the peanuts out too long if they're not being eaten - they can go mouldy and prove a hazard to birds.
We have three feeding stations in our garden - four-port seed feeders in-between our apple trees, and fat ball feeders in the yew trees.
Currently visited by:
20+ goldfinches
20+ chaffinches
10+ greenfinches
10+ blue tits (fat ball)
5+ great tits (fat ball)
5+ long tailed tits (fat ball)
5+ coal tits (fat ball)
2+ wrens
1 robin
no sparrows
2 red kites (daily visit)
1 sparrow hawk (occasional puff of feathers and one less goldfinch)
and best of all - 3 goldcrests - the UK's smallest bird
Robert
Currently visited by:
20+ goldfinches
20+ chaffinches
10+ greenfinches
10+ blue tits (fat ball)
5+ great tits (fat ball)
5+ long tailed tits (fat ball)
5+ coal tits (fat ball)
2+ wrens
1 robin
no sparrows
2 red kites (daily visit)
1 sparrow hawk (occasional puff of feathers and one less goldfinch)
and best of all - 3 goldcrests - the UK's smallest bird
Robert
Two Red Kites.......fantastic! Do you mean they come down to feed feed in your garden?
We were thrilled to see several flying around when we caravanned near the Black Isle this year and we see the odd one occasionally in East Anglia.
We've read that it's going to be a Waxwing winter this year. We keep looking out for them, but as yet haven't seen any. They seem to favour supermarket car park bushes, which usually have lots of berries on them. When we lived in Scotland they would regularly come down on apples.
We were thrilled to see several flying around when we caravanned near the Black Isle this year and we see the odd one occasionally in East Anglia.
We've read that it's going to be a Waxwing winter this year. We keep looking out for them, but as yet haven't seen any. They seem to favour supermarket car park bushes, which usually have lots of berries on them. When we lived in Scotland they would regularly come down on apples.
"Two Red Kites.......fantastic! Do you mean they come down to feed feed in your garden?"
Not often - but other people in the village do feed the kites on a daily basis. Since the introduction of a few dozen pairs on the Chiltern Hills (about 20 years ago) they've been highly successful - not least because people feed them. One guy in nearby Thame chucks out chicken carcasses and has 20+ kites visiting his garden.
On the western edge of the Chilterns - there's now about 350 breeding pairs and a load more juveniles - but they've haven't spread as much as expected (because of all the free food). The RSPB web-site keeps an updated list for the Red Kites on the Bucks / Oxon border.
If I'm working from home in my garden office, I can usually hear one of the kites calling to it's mate - walk outside and then see them overhead - or they fly through the gardens about 20 feet up and that's a surprise because they're really very big birds...
Robert
Not often - but other people in the village do feed the kites on a daily basis. Since the introduction of a few dozen pairs on the Chiltern Hills (about 20 years ago) they've been highly successful - not least because people feed them. One guy in nearby Thame chucks out chicken carcasses and has 20+ kites visiting his garden.
On the western edge of the Chilterns - there's now about 350 breeding pairs and a load more juveniles - but they've haven't spread as much as expected (because of all the free food). The RSPB web-site keeps an updated list for the Red Kites on the Bucks / Oxon border.
If I'm working from home in my garden office, I can usually hear one of the kites calling to it's mate - walk outside and then see them overhead - or they fly through the gardens about 20 feet up and that's a surprise because they're really very big birds...
Robert
Great to hear they're really doing so well in your area. They really are impressive birds and to have them flying through the gardens must really lift the spirits.
Hi
We put the same question to the RSPCA, and there reply was that in Sept/Oct. birds molt so feel more vulnerable and are therefore less likely to use feeders, plus there is lots of natural foods berries/seeds/fruits available so they tend to feed more on those.
We put the same question to the RSPCA, and there reply was that in Sept/Oct. birds molt so feel more vulnerable and are therefore less likely to use feeders, plus there is lots of natural foods berries/seeds/fruits available so they tend to feed more on those.
Hi ..Well I feed the Birds in our Garden daily..with all different bird seeds and food. We get all the finches in and the Blue Tit..Great Tits..Long tailed Tits..(they always come in as a pack) several Robins...Blackbirds...Thrushes and loads of sparrows too. We also get a Woodpecker..He is a bit timid..so only comes into the garden if no-one can be seen from our back windows....
We also feed the Birds when we go away in the Caravan too...
Once you start feeding them..they should always come to the garden...Cats can be a problem...and if there is a new Cat in the area that can be a reason for the Birds n ot appearing.
Chrisanne,
We also feed the Birds when we go away in the Caravan too...
Once you start feeding them..they should always come to the garden...Cats can be a problem...and if there is a new Cat in the area that can be a reason for the Birds n ot appearing.
Chrisanne,
We have red kites too - and I can see one from my window now! We have seen up to four around at times - and suspect that someone nearby is feeding them on something as they regularly soar over one particular group of houses. I think they may be nesting not that far from us, in the same group of trees as a buzzard!
Red Kites were re-introduced at Harewood, which is not far from us - and have moved up the valley.
I've just refilled our peanut feeder, and the other birds have re-visited it already!
Red Kites were re-introduced at Harewood, which is not far from us - and have moved up the valley.
I've just refilled our peanut feeder, and the other birds have re-visited it already!
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