Trevor Lee
Well-known member
Hi Elizabeth, I have spent the afternoon cleaning and making new feeders for the coming winter.
I have a large home made post similar in shape to a footpath sign but with lots of feeders hanging from it.
We hace a squirrel proof ceramic nut feeder, a wooden nut feeder, two seed feeders, a covered open seed feeder for the robins and smaller birds. I have today made several small wire cages to accept small fat balls (2 at a time) as hanging them by string meant the starlings usually broke them up and they scattered very quickly. I had only just hung them up when two Great tits and 3 Blue tits vwere vying for the honour to be the first to dine.
I have also just made a new ground feeding table. This is probably for a third or less of the price than those you buy.
Theres something really satisfaying about constructing your own feeders for a fraction of the cost. Birds are reaaly not fussy about how they look so long as they do the job and they can get at the food.
I also make my own nest boxes and give these to freinds and hang them in local woods with peoples permission.
Birds we have at the moment are Song thrush (recently returned after long absence) GSW (new addition) Robin (pair) dunnocks, Wrens (lots of them) Great, Blue long tailed Tits, Blackbirds, starlings, Collared Doves, Woody's, Jacky's, Jay ocassionally, Chaffinch, Greenfinch.
We have had Gold finches at the back of the garden and grew teasels for the last 2-3 years to tempt them in but with no look.
Have you noticed how on RSPB garden bird watches the birds seem to stay away? They obviously have a sense of humour!!
Best wishes
Trevor
I have a large home made post similar in shape to a footpath sign but with lots of feeders hanging from it.
We hace a squirrel proof ceramic nut feeder, a wooden nut feeder, two seed feeders, a covered open seed feeder for the robins and smaller birds. I have today made several small wire cages to accept small fat balls (2 at a time) as hanging them by string meant the starlings usually broke them up and they scattered very quickly. I had only just hung them up when two Great tits and 3 Blue tits vwere vying for the honour to be the first to dine.
I have also just made a new ground feeding table. This is probably for a third or less of the price than those you buy.
Theres something really satisfaying about constructing your own feeders for a fraction of the cost. Birds are reaaly not fussy about how they look so long as they do the job and they can get at the food.
I also make my own nest boxes and give these to freinds and hang them in local woods with peoples permission.
Birds we have at the moment are Song thrush (recently returned after long absence) GSW (new addition) Robin (pair) dunnocks, Wrens (lots of them) Great, Blue long tailed Tits, Blackbirds, starlings, Collared Doves, Woody's, Jacky's, Jay ocassionally, Chaffinch, Greenfinch.
We have had Gold finches at the back of the garden and grew teasels for the last 2-3 years to tempt them in but with no look.
Have you noticed how on RSPB garden bird watches the birds seem to stay away? They obviously have a sense of humour!!
Best wishes
Trevor