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Birds wont Gobble my nuts

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Haven't even pecked at my fat balls.

Seriously though were have all the birds gone. Haven't seen any for days. I'm missing tits. anyone else noticed the decline of our birds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seem to have quite a few different species in the garden and surrounding areas.

I put out a couple of those peanut butter jars you can get for the birds. They took ages to decide whether it was edible.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

We have had none for weeks, see the odd gull flying above but the garden birds have disappeared, we usually have a Robin in our bird box and even that's gone. Wondering if there's a Hawk of some kind about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In my garden shitting on my car

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

They're eating me out of house and home, lots of greedy tits in my garden!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope the hawk hasn’t paid a visit.

Do you try a mix of nuts and seeds

I find the tits love the niger seed. ( can be brought from most garden centres )

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"They're eating me out of house and home, lots of greedy tits in my garden! "
They must just hate my balls

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Need to get your worm out then

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Hope the hawk hasn’t paid a visit.

Do you try a mix of nuts and seeds

I find the tits love the niger seed. ( can be brought from most garden centres ) "
Yeah we spend a fortune on stuff for them during the winter months. Suet pellets, mixed seeds, fat balls. Coconuts. I even make sure the bird bath hasn't frozen over?? but nothing

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By *r PoliteMan
over a year ago

Long Eaton


"Haven't even pecked at my fat balls.

Seriously though were have all the birds gone. Haven't seen any for days. I'm missing tits. anyone else noticed the decline of our birds "

You dont happen to live anywhere near red kite alley?

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

I have an ancient hedgerow running the full length of my property. It was full of nesting birds before a magpie cleared them all.

I was going to shoot it but was too soft to pull the trigger. I have laced the hedge with bird feeders and hope to get the nesting birds back. Not sure what to do with magpies though.

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By *an123Man
over a year ago

Sittingbourne

Loads of what looks like starlings flocking in the mid afternoon around my way

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By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

We've had lots of visitors in the last couple of days including sparrows,jackdaws and various tits.We even had a kestrel turn up one day!

Mike

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By *uciyassMan
over a year ago

sheffield

I’ve got tits flitting in and and out of my nest box thought it a bit early for nesting but this bloody weather would throw anyone into confusion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I see the odd wood pecker on a morning in my house

Only when the fairys been tho

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Suet - Get some suet pellets. Tits love them.. Sadly so go pigeons, squirrels & Rats

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

I have a resident Robin but other than that pooch seems to scare them off . As much as I love him I wish more birds would appear in my garden as I love them too . I was in the YOC in my youth .

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

I love the birds in my garden, but if anyone can think of a way to put off the nocturnal blackbird that keeps me awake I’d be very grateful.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Try them with grated cheddar instead or make your own fat balls.

Plus fresh water

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I love the birds in my garden, but if anyone can think of a way to put off the nocturnal blackbird that keeps me awake I’d be very grateful."

Blackbirds and robins will utilise any light to sing and claim their patch. If you streetlights, there is not a lot you can do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I love the birds in my garden, but if anyone can think of a way to put off the nocturnal blackbird that keeps me awake I’d be very grateful."

Blackbird song is my favourite to listen to. Just embrace it

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Perhaps the weather is too mild for the birds to need your food

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Try seeing how they like your seed instead. Fat balls around here going untouched but greedy gobbling of seed goes on

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central


"I’ve got tits flitting in and and out of my nest box thought it a bit early for nesting but this bloody weather would throw anyone into confusion "

Tits often start scouring the potential abodes around January. They also sleep in nesting boxes in winter nights, as they can help to keep them warmer than outside. Ensure they are clean in winter, ready for nesting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We've got hundreds of the hungry blighters.

But I do live on a farm.

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

I used to regularly put peanuts etc out for them thou each winter the birds became less over the winter months, most likely due to finding another food source, one year fat balls and black sun flower seeds in the holders were disappearing over night, down to two clever wood mice but I had as much fun watching them as I did the birds...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

different birds like different food- i find those fat balls hang around until the hot weather and drip away

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

All I get are dirty big huge crows and those bad boys eat anything I put out for them. I'm quite fond of them now actually.

A couple of sparrows usually hop in for the leftovers though, and the odd robin.

Also have a Swallows nest on the side of the house but they seem to find their own grub.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's the big rspb bird watch at the end of the month

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Currently got swans, moorhens, wrens, robins and pigeons, but the seagulls will see off the smaller ones soon...shithouses!

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By *urreyfun2008Man
over a year ago

East Grinstead

I think there is a brand that they simply don’t like, found them skipping some last year and tried a different one this year and vanishing quickly. Might have to check the boxes so can post names.

Clearly some balls are more appealing than others

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby


"All I get are dirty big huge crows and those bad boys eat anything I put out for them. I'm quite fond of them now actually.

A couple of sparrows usually hop in for the leftovers though, and the odd robin.

Also have a Swallows nest on the side of the house but they seem to find their own grub. "
Sounds more like a house martin nesting there if their nesting out in the open.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't seen my robins this year . They usually nest in my holly tree, but I think next door's cat has seen them off.

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