Hi all. Newbie here. I've recently moved to North Wales, having never had a garden before (at least, as an adult home owner & out in the country).
I've built what I'm amused to call my "feeder array" from a mixture of scraps, with bought & scavenged feeders.
I have fat balls, mealworm, sunflower hearts, mixed seed with aniseed & peanuts. (I also have Nyjer seed but the feeder got broken in a storm & is awaiting repair.)
So far, I've had visits from all the usual suspects, Blackbirds, Sparrows, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch & Robins, (as well as the ever-present Starlings, Crows, Jackdaws, Magpies & Pigeons). I've also had visits from a Nuthatch, a Siskin & today, for the first time, (having had them identified by Merlin in the past), a Coal Tit. I've also had Long Tailed Tits around & about but I've never seen them on the feeders or on the ground. I'm pretty sure I have photos of a Dunnock, too (or possibly a Chiffchaff) but I'm not really experienced enough to tell the difference.
Merlin tells me that there are also Linnets, Whitethroats, Swallows, Ring-Necked Pheasants, Collared Doves, Tawny Owls, etc. in the vicinity, but they've not, to my knowledge, ever visited my little garden.
Last but by no means least, I have heard & seen Wrens but they're so quick I can barely get any photos before they disappear.
Anyway, here is a shot of my "feeder array" & some of my feathered friends.
I've built what I'm amused to call my "feeder array" from a mixture of scraps, with bought & scavenged feeders.
I have fat balls, mealworm, sunflower hearts, mixed seed with aniseed & peanuts. (I also have Nyjer seed but the feeder got broken in a storm & is awaiting repair.)
So far, I've had visits from all the usual suspects, Blackbirds, Sparrows, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch & Robins, (as well as the ever-present Starlings, Crows, Jackdaws, Magpies & Pigeons). I've also had visits from a Nuthatch, a Siskin & today, for the first time, (having had them identified by Merlin in the past), a Coal Tit. I've also had Long Tailed Tits around & about but I've never seen them on the feeders or on the ground. I'm pretty sure I have photos of a Dunnock, too (or possibly a Chiffchaff) but I'm not really experienced enough to tell the difference.
Merlin tells me that there are also Linnets, Whitethroats, Swallows, Ring-Necked Pheasants, Collared Doves, Tawny Owls, etc. in the vicinity, but they've not, to my knowledge, ever visited my little garden.
Last but by no means least, I have heard & seen Wrens but they're so quick I can barely get any photos before they disappear.
Anyway, here is a shot of my "feeder array" & some of my feathered friends.
