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Bird food
I am looking for a good all round bird food. I used to be able to buy a large bag of bird food from our local garden centre . This bird food suited all the birds that visit my garden. They don’t...
View ArticleFEEDING BIRDS ON A DARK MORNING
I’ve got an early start this morning so I had to feed the birds very early. As it’s still dark I’ve just been outside with a torch and 3 types of bird food. Their breakfast is now ready and waiting...
View ArticleINTERNET CONNECTION HAS NOT BEEN WORKING
I haven’t been able to log into Bird Table News because the storms have brought a line down and there is another fault on the line as well. The internet is now very hit and miss. It disconnects itself...
View ArticleDECLINE IN SPARROWS – THE REASON?
This first appeared in on Bird Table News in 2009 but Kate’s 2007 findings could be relevant today – Everyone knows the house sparrow but not many give it a second glance. A detailed survey into...
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How can I attract Blue Tits into my garden?
Hi Trisha, I don’t seem to be able to attract blue tits into my garden, despite best efforts. I have a variety of foods and different nest boxes, which although I don’t have much cover, I have located...
View ArticleSparrows protecting a swallow
I did witness an amazing thing one year when a swallow was attacking a bluebird…Several sparrows came and surrounded the bluebird and saved it from the swallow. I will never forget that…..a different...
View ArticleDunnocks feasting on soggy bread
Have a pair of Dunnock’s visiting my garden on a regular basis. They seem quite happy feeding on soggy wholemeal bread which I place on the bird-table. Annette Hi Annette, The Dunnocks I get in my...
View Article17 YEAR SWALLOW STUDY BY GARTH LOWE
Good to hear you are still able to get out and see nature. One bit of interesting news I thought I would tell you is about my swallow study, now in its 17th year. At one of my swallow sites where birds...
View ArticleThe sparrow hawk is the greatest threat to our flock of white garden doves
Hello Trisha, The sparrow hawk is the greatest threat to our flock of white garden doves. Since I first starting keeping doves in 2008 I have witnessed countless attacks on my birds by the ‘hawk and...
View ArticleSparrow hawks taking a kitten
This is a comment from one of my readers. I am receiving a lot of comments from readers who are having problems. Trisha, The sparrowhawk is back with a vengeance! I have a small 9wk old puppy & am...
View ArticleSPARROWHAWKS DO NOT LIKE THE COLOURS YELLOW, BLACK AND WHITE
I received this comment: – Sparrowhawks do not like the colours yellow black and white. I put a yellow high visibility jacket on one of my hens following a failed attempt to take her – touch wood seems...
View ArticleAn insect with 8 legs under a fledgling bird’s feathers. What is the insect?
I had this question about a something moving under a fledgling’s ‘s feathers. Can anyone help? Trisha, My question is about a fledgling that was sitting on a branch about a foot away from me when I was...
View ArticleBirds Trapped in Large Swathes of Plastic Netting in England
Today I received the comment below. Which is wonderful, Then a minute or two later I read something unbelievable. The unbelieable cruelty some people do to birds in this country. THIS IS THE MAGICAL...
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