missing birds

[highlander]

There was so many starlings on the phonelines, i thought the wires were going to break, in my garden right now is loads of sparrows, blackbirds, thrush and a robin, not seen greenfinches and siskins for a while now.

[Scunner]

There was so many starlings on the phonelines, i thought the wires were going to break, in my garden right now is loads of sparrows, blackbirds, thrush and a robin, not seen greenfinches and siskins for a while now.

I think they have all come to me, filling the feeders every second day.

[golach]

I think they have all come to me, filling the feeders every second day.

We are the same here, fatballs are being surrounded by finches and tits, with a poor robin trying his luck, but keeps getting bullied, and a damn grey squirrel keeps trying to break into my nut feeder, but he is fun to watch just for his acrobatics

[Liz]

I think they have all come to me, filling the feeders every second day.

Likewise! Filling the feeders twice a day though!
I have given up with fatballs etc for now as the crows and starlings demolish them in no time!

Last year there were a few months when there were hardly any birds coming for food but they have been here every day this year.

Usually when birds 'disappear' it is because they are moulting.

It does get quite expensive but love to see and hear them. Even the starlings!

[cuddlepop]

The wee birds seemed to have disappeared from my back garden.Been throwing out the usual bread,fruit etc but nothing seems to be bringing them back.There.s cats next door but that never bothered them in the spring.The Rowan berry trees are getting a fair battering with te birds across the road so maybe their just not hungry eneogh.

[Ricco]

I've noticed that as well, Cuddlepop. I used to get masses of blue tits (that's not a rude word, Niall), great tits, longtails, gold finches, green finches, dunnocks, blackbirds, sparrows, robins, coal tits, plus a few occasional ones. Now all I get is the odd dunnock and robin.

[highlander]

Today was so strange, only one little sparrow to be seen in the garden, up until yesterday, loads of swallows, wrens, sparrows, starlings, and getting up close to 3 robins, but this morning NOTHING, all gone, so strange not to hear a birdie cheeping, but on sunday saw a large flock of geese, maybe thats our sign of cooler weather coming back. grrrrrrrrrr

[Fran]

Large flock of geese going overhead just now. My starlings are back but not many,and ALL my blackbirds are gone. In fact the only birds i have now are 10 ring neck doves, always at my bird table. Not even one seagull around. very odd.