Garden Birds Gone

[cemetary]

Over the last few months there has been a number of birds in the garden, the last couple of days hardly a starling now, whats happened.

 

At one time there was over 20 sparrows feeding with a load of young blackbirds and starlings.

 

Very strange like.

[THE FIFER]

not many sparrows or starlings around, and not seen many blackbirds, never see a thrush now

[clockman]

Over the last few months there has been a number of birds in the garden, the last couple of days hardly a starling now, whats happened.

 

At one time there was over 20 sparrows feeding with a load of young blackbirds and starlings.

 

Very strange like.

 

Same here ..Watched the sparrow hawk take a family of blue tits over a few days.

[THE FIFER]

seagulls are also getting a problem i think with small birds, (they cant get fish to eat so now they are having Chicken )

[cemetary]

Same here ..Watched the sparrow hawk take a family of blue tits over a few days.

 

 

Never saw any blue tits this year either.

 

Fed the birds 2-3 times a day, now don't even keep the old bread just to feed the crows, not a chance.

[showman]

Even living out here in the sticks, last year we had a lack of sparrows about the place. This year, different ball-game, with the 'bottom garden' full of them, and they're breeding well.

[dunc50]

Over the last few months there has been a number of birds in the garden, the last couple of days hardly a starling now, whats happened.

 

At one time there was over 20 sparrows feeding with a load of young blackbirds and starlings.

 

Very strange like.

sparrows are out in the barley and wheat fields, stukys ar batching getting ready to leve

[cemetary]

sparrows are out in the barley and wheat fields, stukys ar batching getting ready to leve

 

 

Whats wrong with ma mouldy breed like.

[dunc50]

Whats wrong with ma mouldy breed like.

usual fifer breed, expletive remove

[dunc50]

was liberating our club doos last week in kelso racecourse car park at stables expletive remove the hedge was moving with sparrows 1000s o them

[philg50]

Last year garden birds and area very quiet and scarce ,this year from about Feb when a sparrow hawk moved on things have picked up black birds singing and small birds in the trees at back .

[sandy25]

If you watch the crows when bop is about you'll notice that they mob them making lots of noise calling more crows into the area to help with the mobbing , perchance it might be handy to keep them on your side. seagulls are a different thing altogether .

atb

[cemetary]

Sandy, the crows only go for the spara and the buzzard, they don't mob the peregrine, as they are too high mate.

[Guest johnhunter]

not many greenfinch about either.i heard there was a disease that was wiping them out

[gulkie]

not many greenfinch about either.i heard there was a disease that was wiping them out

Yes its called sparrow hawk syndrom

[Big Davie]

not many greenfinch about either.i heard there was a disease that was wiping them out

Jimmy, last couple of times I've fished the local Calder I've noticed that small bird life is completely absent, I see gulls, craws , and cushies passing overhead but no small birds at ground level, don't even hear anything singing, discussed this one some of my mates but can't quite get my head around this, I used to rake all these areas when I was boy collecting eggs and it was teeming with birds then, can't understand where all the small birds have went too??

[easygaun]

Jimmy, last couple of times I've fished the local Calder I've noticed that small bird life is completely absent, I see gulls, craws , and cushies passing overhead but no small birds at ground level, don't even hear anything singing, discussed this one some of my mates but can't quite get my head around this, I used to rake all these areas when I was boy collecting eggs and it was teeming with birds then, can't understand where all the small birds have went too??

The RSPB will blame Farming Methods.Their beloved raptors live on fresh air.