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There is a large rookery at this end of the village. The noise of them nesting I can (just about) cope with, but they raid the bird feeders. They cannot perch on the seed feeders, but they try, flap wildly and do their best to break them by Shrinking Violet

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04/05/2012 19:32:03

by Shrinking Violet

Talkback: Feeding garden birds

Good advice, Kate. And it's not just bird feeders that must be kept clean, but bird baths too. Possibly it's even more important to keep bird baths clean, and I scrub mine every month.I've also recently emptied out a bird nest box, and sterilised by Adam Pasco

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09/02/2012 20:15:13

by greenjude

Bird feeders causing weeds?

We have a bird feeder station tucked into the corner of one of our beds. I fill this with peanuts, fat balls and BIRD SEED. In the surrounding area underneath a type of grass has started growing in the bed. I assumed it was dreaded couch grass by Surbiton_Margot

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20/04/2012 18:04:08

by Shrinking Violet

Browning dry leaves on Bird of Paradise

I bought a Bird of Paradise in 2007 and this year it has finally flowered. It usually grows happily in our conservatory but during the winter I bring it into our living room due to the cold temperatures in the conservatory. I have noticed every year by Bhavna Patel

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10/02/2012 17:59:00

by Bhavna Patel

Talkback: Garden birds and garden pests

Hello Kate,I made a new bird box today and fixed it to the largest tree we have,It has already had alot of interest,I covered the hole with the lid off a tin of beans(I drilled a hole first)to stop our local squirrell from getting in.The birds have by oldchippy

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22/03/2012 12:04:26

by andy59

Making Bird Nest Boxes from Recycled Materials.

A very easy method of recycled wire mesh makes an ideal bird nesting box for all types of garden birds, mainly the tits, wrens, flycatchers and robins, to name but a few. If you have or find a piece of old mesh large enough to go round a large by Malcar

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20/03/2012 14:40:10

by Kate Bradbury

Talkback: Birds and bird feeders

Im quite new to bird feeding but i'm hooked already! I bought myself two feeders a couple of months ago and was lucky enough to have a beautiful bird table made for me for Christmas.I love watching the birds from the kitchen as they race around by Antonia

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28/11/2011 18:30:47

by shelley6623

Bird feeding

Hi, I have been feeding the birds in my garden for the last couple of years and have seen so many different birds its been an absolutely pleasure. However I noticed the other day that the feeders are now attracting rats, they partiularly like by tersandra

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12/12/2011 16:04:39

by rosiella

Talkback: Birds: helping garden birds in spring

, if not more , variety's of birds ,on the lawn and hedges. This experiment was hard to implement , but i am reaping the benefit at the moment.Regarding the Box to attract Blackbirds etc, would not that be prone to Squirrels, and Magpies? I have put a bird box by karinhoppe

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05/03/2012 13:23:31

by Botticelliwoman

Talkback: Birds - install a window bird feeder

feeder on the office window for about 3 weeks. the birds refuse to use it. They still visit the bird table close by and the robins come to the window sill-we even had a blue tit in the office. Any idea what I can put there to encouage them? Currently by margarita21

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27/01/2012 08:45:23

by Nikki 3

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