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I provide a variety of bird food in my garden.Typically,there'll be about 16 finches and several of a number of other species at any given time.As a RSPB member I'm well aware of the decline in house sparrow numbers but in the annual 'Big Birdwatch' I normally report 4 or 5 sparrows.This winter,I haven't seen a single sparrow for ages.Anyone seen any?
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Saw a few being eaten this year in France
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People have been spray painting them red on the front I think.
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Saw a few this morning.
Saw a couple of thousand flamingoes too. Amazing sight (and sound). |
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that may be flamingos of course
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its a sad sign of the times with regard to the seemingly decreasing bird population, well, where i live, your fortunate to see any bird!
remember as a kid going into nearby woodland and nearby farms and seeing lapwings, finches, tits, even skylarks. I would have thought many birds wouldve been attracted to housing estates simply to obtain food |
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plenty of sparrows in my garden. not much else though!
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Sir Denis Eton-Hogg same here :)
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seen some sparrows in my garden but aint seen a robin yet
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There is a tree in the centre of my town which is a roost for dozens of pied wagtails. I was not aware they roosted communally, like starlings.
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A forumite mentioned a couple of days ago that he'd just seen a sparrow get despatched by a magpie.
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Normally see a couple of robins when the going gets cold(when they start to tolerate one another),but like the sparrows they are missing.
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I put food out in the garden for them and see plenty. Have to keep an eye out for pigeons nicking the food though because they'll drive the sparrows off.
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birds going mental at moment, got blackbirds, jackdaws, wood pigeons, sparrows, robins, goldfinch and chaffinch in the garden. eating everything.
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robins, tits and wrens in my garden
No sparrows |
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I did see a huge pair of tits in my garden this morning they were a fantastic sight
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Good point not seen many this year come to think of it not seen a lot of bees in the garden
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Plenty sparrows here, blackbirds, blue-tits (no comment necessary), seagulls, and the wife's seen a thrush.
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another animal you dont see as many of today is hedgehogs, at 1 point you would see them in city backgardens as well as in rural areas just dont seem to see many about nowadays
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quite a few house sparrows in our roof eaves every year though
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All been run over and the gypsies eat them.
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soon to become spikeys then, dirty gypos
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Used to have sparrows nesting under our roof eaves but whilst having plastic soffits installed hasn't helped them,there has to be another factor in their decline.
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No sparrows but I had a King** in my garden this morning
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s h a g
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Did he ask first?
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