birdman
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It might sound like I'm complaining, but due to the circumstances, I'm not really... I'm just curious as to whether why I think they don't come is likely to be the reason.
I live on a new housing development, and therefore have a new garden... but it is now 18 months old - ie 2 summers.
My garden list (that is birds that have physically landed in my garden stands at about 10.
Within the last couple of weeks, we have added Robin - so, yep, best part of 18 months with no Robin.
Now the Starlings love it... can't keep them out, when they're in the neighbourhood - we get occasional Blue Tits, and a pair of Blackbirds seemed to include the garden as part of their feeding territory last Autumn (though no sign of them yet) - but eveything else has been virtually "ones".
We have hanging feeders, a high table and a ground table - and small berrybushes and plenty of plants complete with insects. And a daily changed water supply.
But nothing seems overly interested - except a hedgehog!
When I answer other threads on the subject, I explain it away by saying that we back on to open ground, with quite a mixed habitat - also we are right on the edge of town - and so the birds have little need to visit the garden.
But is that really it?
Or are we doing something wrong?
Any suggestions?
I live on a new housing development, and therefore have a new garden... but it is now 18 months old - ie 2 summers.
My garden list (that is birds that have physically landed in my garden stands at about 10.
Within the last couple of weeks, we have added Robin - so, yep, best part of 18 months with no Robin.
Now the Starlings love it... can't keep them out, when they're in the neighbourhood - we get occasional Blue Tits, and a pair of Blackbirds seemed to include the garden as part of their feeding territory last Autumn (though no sign of them yet) - but eveything else has been virtually "ones".
We have hanging feeders, a high table and a ground table - and small berrybushes and plenty of plants complete with insects. And a daily changed water supply.
But nothing seems overly interested - except a hedgehog!
When I answer other threads on the subject, I explain it away by saying that we back on to open ground, with quite a mixed habitat - also we are right on the edge of town - and so the birds have little need to visit the garden.
But is that really it?
Or are we doing something wrong?
Any suggestions?