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    Feed All Year ?

    I personally provide a variety of foods all year round to benefit different species. I know there are some who frown upon this, on the basis that the birds can become too dependent upon their human 'benefactors' ... but I take the view that human activity has been responsible for the depletion...
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    Robin nestlings dead - why?

    Thank you for your question Eugene ... no, there were no unhatched eggs. I checked the area around the nest site for 'clues', but there was nothing unusual to be seen. Yes, I guess abandonment following predation may be a possibility ... although wouldn't the predator have returned for the...
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    Recommendations please - bushes to facilitate nest-building

    Many thanks for the suggestion KCFoggin ... yes, hawthorne would be absolutely ideal. (Hopefully, the structure of it will also deter cats from climbing over the fence too!)
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    Robin nestlings dead - why?

    Thanks Mark. Yes, hopefully their 2nd attempt will be successful. Actually, there were blackbirds nesting at exactly the same time as the robins, and all three of their chicks fledged successfully ... so I don't think starvation could have been the cause of the robins demise.
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    Recommendations please - bushes to facilitate nest-building

    I hope I've chosen the most relevant place to post this question: if not, please forgive me ... I'm new! ;) My garden walls & fences have been draped in well-established ivy for years, and this has facilitated plenty of very successful nest building (mainly by blackbirds and robins). However...
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    Robin nestlings dead - why?

    Thanks for replying Mark. Yes, maybe starvation, although I do put out plenty of food myself (several times a day) that the robins seem to like ... mealworms, insect-infused suet pellets, etc.
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    Robin nestlings dead - why?

    Hi, I'm totally new to this website & forum, so please excuse me if I'm posting this question in the wrong thread. I had a pair of Robins nesting in the garden (nest built in a sheltered, secluded location amongst the ivy on a wall). All seemed to be going well, and naturally I kept well away...
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