Reply to Gerry. Salisbury Plain is one of the great wildlife reserves in this country. It may be that there is just plenty of food elsewhere for the birds. Don't let this discourage you though, continue making the garden a wildlife-friendly place by creating varied planting, diverse plant architecture, multiple habitats and secluded corners and things will visit, even if you do not see them promenading on the bird tables.
I have recently observed goldcrest in diffrent locations around our village in East Herts flying with flocks of bluetit. This is the first year i had observed them but concidered i had not looked hard enough before. Other local people have remarked to me that they have seen them coming to the bird table in their gardens.
I too have 2 goldcrests in my garden this winter.We have a flock of about 20 longtail tits in the area but 5 of these frequently stay on the nut/fat balls in my garden for long periods.I have 2 dunnocks on the patio every day,also robins, blackbirds,wrens,starlings and 4 woodpigeons the size of small turkeys! When we moved in 2 years ago the garden rarely saw a bird as the previous owners had cats. I feel quite proud of my new friends and feed them every day.
We live in Nottingham and are gradually turning our garden into a bird haven, we have blue tits, great tits, long tailed tits, robins, blackbirds, magpies, starlings, woodpigeons, doves, sparrows and magpies. I have purchased one of those see through stick on your window bird feeders but no one will go near it, any ideas ?
We have recently moved to North Lincolnshire. And are pleased to find lots of birds in our garden. We have put up a new bird feeder as the one that was already there couldn't cope with the number of birds feeding from it.
I didn't realise how many different tits there were. I bought a Gardners World mag which had a leaflet about birds in your garden showing all the different types. I found myself hooked on looking at the birds and how many different types we have. Blue tits,great tits,long tailied tits, coal tits, robins,blackbirds,starlings, collard doves, sparrows and a number of pheasants one with a wobbly leg, but he can still run fast!.
My daughter is also showing an interest in the birds.
first time in my 45 yrs of life i have seen long tailed tits at first i thought they were budgies so i invested in a bird book to find what these birds were.I have also had a pair of bull finches eating the nuts that i put out on the fat balls i get coal tits on the ground are robins and doves sometimes a little wren visits i think as do sparrows sterlings the occasional blackbird and blue tits my 2yr old granddaughter loves looking at the birds as well as the squrrel that visits
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I didn't realise how many different tits there were. I bought a Gardners World mag which had a leaflet about birds in your garden showing all the different types. I found myself hooked on looking at the birds and how many different types we have. Blue tits,great tits,long tailied tits, coal tits, robins,blackbirds,starlings, collard doves, sparrows and a number of pheasants one with a wobbly leg, but he can still run fast!.
My daughter is also showing an interest in the birds.