I was lucky enough to see two thrushes (not sure which kind) at the same time in my garden this past week which I was delighted about. It didn't last long as one chased the other away so I'm guessing both males unless the female is also territorial.
I just regret that I can't provide them with any real habitat as my garden is quite small
Well we are so fortunate! This morning we have had blackbirds, 10 blue tits, 3 bull finches - male,female and a youngster, a song thrush, sparrows and a spotted woodpecker. We live on the outskirts of a city but have a large allotment area one side of us - a railway on the other : ( . Plagued with pigeons, grey squirrels and slugs!
We cal long tailed tits the storm birds as we get a group of about 8 and as they leave the rain follows!
The birds are around you just have to stop and look and listen - nature is wonderful ..... apart from slugs!!!
Susie61 - a friend lives next door to a farmers crop field ..... never has any problem with slugs , they are either too busy in the field or the farmer sprays! Guess which one I think!
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I was lucky enough to see two thrushes (not sure which kind) at the same time in my garden this past week which I was delighted about. It didn't last long as one chased the other away so I'm guessing both males unless the female is also territorial.
I just regret that I can't provide them with any real habitat as my garden is quite small
Well we are so fortunate! This morning we have had blackbirds, 10 blue tits, 3 bull finches - male,female and a youngster, a song thrush, sparrows and a spotted woodpecker. We live on the outskirts of a city but have a large allotment area one side of us - a railway on the other : ( . Plagued with pigeons, grey squirrels and slugs!
Victoria Sponge - invest in a couple of feeders if you can, one for peanuts and one for mixed seed, it could work.
I'm not short of birds generally here, but thrushes are very low
In the sticks near Peterborough
I heard a song thrush singing nearby here the other evening - it was wonderful.
Otherwise the last one I saw was in the churchyard opposite mother in law's - just up the road from you Nut
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We have blackbirds, sparrows, blue and great tits, goldfinches, robin,occasionally long tailed tits, odd pigeon
Hi Reikijo
The feeding is no problem- everyone rocks up...just my garden is too small for any decent sized trees/ nesting places...
More slug pubs going out tonight - they've started chomping on my Pak Choi
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We cal long tailed tits the storm birds as we get a group of about 8 and as they leave the rain follows!
The birds are around you just have to stop and look and listen - nature is wonderful ..... apart from slugs!!!
Susie61 - a friend lives next door to a farmers crop field ..... never has any problem with slugs , they are either too busy in the field or the farmer sprays! Guess which one I think!
Hi Victoria sponge ..if you want nesting boxes can you fix one to a wall or fence post ?
make sure it not south facing as the eggs/chicks will bake .... not good