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    Robins

    At the side of my garden I have 2 large fir trees which have been lopped to about 10" tall. 2 weeks ago I fixed a robin nest box to one of them just inside the foliage line. To day I saw one of our robins with nest material in its beak, thought great its using the box. Trouble is it flew to...
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    Tanalised timber ok for nest-boxes?

    As well as making nest boxes from planks, I also got some logs. Cut them to size, hollowed them out with a 1" flat drill. Then drilled a hole in the side and put a roof on top. Quite rustic but knocked up in an afternoon, looks quite good. Good luck. John
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    My Birdcake Recipe

    I have found the same, home made is better. I add some chopped peanuts and sultanas to the seed mix.
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    frustrated

    Shrek I got a couple of peices of branch 2" thick, drilled holes in them. Put some home made suet mix in them, unlike commercial suet mix birds went wild for it. Tesco own brand suet (50p) chop up peanuts and cheap sultanas and mix with melted suet and wild bird seed, then fill up holes or...
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    Filters Cleaned in Dishwasher?

    Glasses are scratched after being washed in a dishwasher, initially they look cleaner but go cloudy after a time. What happens if no cleaner is used I do not know but the machine may well have salt in it to soften the water, which might have an adverse effect. Also the coatings may be affected...
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    Chinon 7 × 35

    Nick I worked for Dixons in the 70s. Chinon were the premium brand sold in Dixon shops Prinz were the cheaper (own brand) ones. Dixons had sole retail rights in the UK for Chinon cameras and binoculars. In my opinion they were as good as the East German Zeiss (cold war days), not as good as...
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    peanuts or sunflowers seeds

    Have a friend who is moving to East Anglia, he wanted a recipe for making fat balls, put a request on the site and found an earlier thread. Most of them use suet rather than fat. Suet has a higher melting point and lasts longer that soft fat. On saturday made my own fat ball. Chopped peanuts...
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    Fruit trees?

    I had a small bush with the same yellow apple type fruit on, nothing ate them. However it might have been a quince?
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    Seed Consumed.

    I had a simular problem with putting mixed seed into these feeders, birds would throw out the seeds they did not fancy to get to the ones they liked leaving a mess on the floor. Use 12" trays, drill a hole through the bottom of the feeder and centre of tray and bolt them togeather, put a few...
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    Help Please

    Thanks Chris. Have found a couple more recipes, however there are two things some one could help me with. Some threads say fat goes mouldy quickly where as a commercial brand suet has a long shelf life, any ideas? Can anyone explain the process of rendering fat into suet and does this process...
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    £50.00 Fixed Penalty Fine For Feeding The Birds

    Where has common sence gone!! Firstly pay the fine. Save us the taxpayers the expence of the court hearing. Secondly use the proposed court costs to benefit birds not make solicitors richer. Thirdly feed the birds where you will not cause nuisance of offence to others.
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    help needed

    The reason behind my comment was not that the seeds will not grow but wild bird seed contains many seeds (sunflower, sweetcorn, wheat, millet etc) including in some cases hemp, fine for the birds to eat. But who wants to look out on a wheat field in their garden. Using a wild flower mix in the...
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    Gardening for HOUSE SPARROWS - how to help LINK

    I regulary have a dozen or so feed in my garden every day, whilst happy to feed them I am always on the lookout for other species. Thanks to your article I will take even greater pleasure in watching them. I have 6 nest boxes I have made 3 of which are for sparrows, will put them out at the...
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    Help Please

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    Help Please

    A friend of mine is moving to Norfolk soon and wants a couple of recipies, one for suet cake and the other for using fat from beef joints to make bird cake. Thanks
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    Tanalised timber ok for nest-boxes?

    A couple of sites I have read clearly state not to paint/stain/preserve the inside of the boxes, in case the chicks peck and eat the walls.
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    Reasons for house sparrow decline - research

    We have loads of sparrows in the garden, we live next to a field which is used to hold cows in transit once or twice a month for a few days at a time. The field to the best of my knowlage is not sprayed and is only harvested (hay) once a year. It never occured to me that the cow pats would be of...
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    help needed

    I dont know what good to your throwing wildbird seed arround your garden would do other than feed the birds now and perhaps introduce commercial crops into your garden. Why not buy a packet of wildflower seeds to sow arround the garden,the flowers will be far more rewrding visually and to the...
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    help needed

    Hi Soill depth can be dealth with by raised beds, use either loose stones or wood to keep soil where you want it (loose stones would also create a habitat for insects) Look in local gardens to see what will grow, there are many books on what plants will grow next to the sea then cross...
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    Duck baskets

    At my golf club we have had several ponds installed, one which has lots of tall reeds/iris's in has had a breeding pair for the last 2 years.
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    Man fined for feeding birds

    It's seems that I have kicked off a bit of discussion which thankfully has moved on from the person causing a nuisance to some realy good ideas. Perhaps local birding groups could offer their services/ assistance to infant and junior schools, wildlife feeding stations could teach children to...
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    Birds only eat from table

    I have put up a second feeder, exactly the same as the old one, with the same seed mix in it. Sparrows que up to use the old one, only the tits use the new one.
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    Man fined for feeding birds

    Feeding wild / garden birds brings great pleasure to many of us is not only popular with householders but also a profitable business for retailers etc. As with everything in life we are responsible for our actions. Most people who feed birds take great care in not being a nusince or causing...
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    Arrh!! ..bombarded by pigeons and seagulls HELP!

    Deborah Put bird table in the search engine, then lots of retailers will pop up. There is plenty of choice in terms of size and cost.
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    Planning for the spring

    Hi overworkish I can only endorse what Deborah has said. I am builiding a native hedge in my garden to feed and give shelter to our local birds, I checked various bird and garden sites (RSPB etc) to see what plants would be suitable, local nurserys may also be able to help. We have books...
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