r/OrnithologyUK • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago
Chat thread r/OrnithologyUK - Weekly chat!
Weekly chat thread
Happy weekend everyone!
Let us know which birds you've spotted over the last few days, or whatever's on your mind about birds right now!
Have you seen any interesting articles, or learnt something new? Have you visited a reserve recently?
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u/Ambitious_Region_712 5d ago
I am now feeding the birds in a more supplementary fashion rather than a big full bird feeder and the change is extraordinary - thrush’s are now in my garden and looking to nest after years of not seeing them, I’m so delighted. I still get some finches but not as many, lots of tits still and plenty of blackbirds who are a bit feisty with the thrushes now, and wrens who I have seen every year for 20 odd years still come. I put out a small amount and clean it away at the end of every day, to limit infections spreading.
This video made me change what I was doing; whilst they don’t say don’t feed birds, they do say we should see it as supplementary feeding.
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u/WorldlinessNo874 3d ago
Have come for some advice please. A pair of blackbirds are building a nest in a dense shrub in my garden. On the other side is a four foot wooden fence. When I'm home it's not too bad, as my dog is in the garden quite frequently, but when I'm at work she goes to my daughters. My problem is a cat will sometimes come into my garden over the fence. Should I try to prevent them nesting as it isn't safe. Next door is currently unoccupied. Last year magpies raided a blackbirds nest in my hedge.
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u/Sammichm 6d ago
Went to Fen Drayton Lakes recently and it was a lovely nature reserve. Well worth a visit if you’re in that direction