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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Old Cruser on May 29, 2015, 12:30:13 PM

Title: Influx of Starlings
Post by: Old Cruser on May 29, 2015, 12:30:13 PM

Has anyone else noticed the amount of Starlings that are around?

We have dozens of the greedy gits, never had so many.

Also I noticed at least 8 magpies on next doors roof a couple of days ago, very unusual for around here.

Title: Re: Influx of Starlings
Post by: Fly on May 29, 2015, 11:16:35 PM

Noticed a few more on our garden this year.
What we don't see so often are sparrows ?

Title: Re: Influx of Starlings
Post by: Old Cruser on May 30, 2015, 10:09:05 AM

Sparrows - strange that but I've changed the ground feeder food and we now have lots of them whereas before like you we hardly saw any.
I wonder if the wild birds are now on the increase after a decline.

Title: Re: Influx of Starlings
Post by: Fuppet on May 30, 2015, 06:05:50 PM

When we lived at Sutton Scarsdale for a short time, I thought sparrows had  become extinct as we never saw any.  When we came to Wingerworth it became apparent they are still in abundance.

Title: Re: Influx of Starlings
Post by: Old Cruser on May 30, 2015, 06:31:00 PM

Fuppet I live on the same street as my daughter.
I live at the top end of the street and daughter at the bottom.
On her back gardens there is an abundance of Finches - I just love them but we hardly get any at all.

Title: Re: Influx of Starlings
Post by: Fuppet on May 30, 2015, 06:57:31 PM

That would be great to find out why.  Do you get any birds that your daughter doesn't?

Title: Re: Influx of Starlings
Post by: Old Cruser on May 30, 2015, 07:06:28 PM

No we don't fuppet.
I think the main reason for the Finches on her back is because it is open land with some trees and so a haven for birds.
I did start to attract Finches and bought a special feeder for Nyjer seed which they love.
Had quite a few feeding then a few houses down some large trees were cut down - and the Finches vanished  :(