75 to 100 House Sparrows (1 Viewer)

Stonechat2 · Jul 9, 2004

Last night i filled up my two nut feeders, one large seed feeder, hung up three fat balls, put seed on the table and i spilled a fair amount of seed on the floor, them 20k bags of seed are quite heavy you know. Then at about 7:00pm about a hour after filling everything. Three dense flocks of House Sparrow decended on my rear garden. There was about 30 on the floor feeding, severn around my bird bath, both nut feedes had two on and many others around, each fat ball was took up and a quewe for them. My seed feeder was surrounded along with the bird table. They were lining the fence and there were many, many others in the tree and the shrubs. I watched in amazement as last year the highest i recorde in my garden was around the 30 mark. Alot were juveniles and i know many will not survive the winter. Has anyone else had a super influx like this. Also ther was a flock of over 30 Starlings flying around. It was amazing to see such a amount of birds in such a small area.

Michael Frankis · Jul 9, 2004

Hi Steven,

Lucky you! I don't get either House Sparrows or Starlings in my garden any more :-C

Michael

geedub · Jul 9, 2004

Hi Stonechat,

yes, like you I've got an abundance of sparrows in my garden - last count 65 and rising. They just sit on the privet hedge that runs down the length of the garden and make short work of all the food I put out for them - currently getting through 2 litres of seed per day. Great to watch them squabble at the feeder though!

John N · Jul 9, 2004

Hi Stephen. As you know I only live about 2 mile away from you and we don't get any House sparrows and only the occasional Starling. There must be something in the seed at Coseley

Can you send a few sparrows down our way? See you John.

jwaldo · Jul 9, 2004

Wow! :O. I've never seen so many birds in one place.

Stonechat2 · Jul 10, 2004

Hi John,

I'll send you some through the post. First class. :bounce:

Stonechat2 · Jul 10, 2004

Hi Mike,
That's a shame :-(

Hi Geedub
Tell me about it, i don't know how they manage to eat it all, however when your getting the Collared doves and Woodpigeons as well, they do take there toll.

Hi Jwaldo
As i have said, i was totally amazed at the amount that suddenly descended into th garden.

Michael Frankis · Jul 10, 2004

Stonechat2 said:
Hi John,

I'll send you some through the post. First class. :bounce:

Me too please!

o

Stonechat2 · Jul 10, 2004

I can start me a nice little business.
From now on it's a pound a sparrow

pauco · Jul 10, 2004

Best ever.

Stonechat2 said:
Last night i filled up my two nut feeders, one large seed feeder, hung up three fat balls, put seed on the table and i spilled a fair amount of seed on the floor, them 20k bags of seed are quite heavy you know. Then at about 7:00pm about a hour after filling everything. Three dense flocks of House Sparrow decended on my rear garden. There was about 30 on the floor feeding, severn around my bird bath, both nut feedes had two on and many others around, each fat ball was took up and a quewe for them. My seed feeder was surrounded along with the bird table. They were lining the fence and there were many, many others in the tree and the shrubs. I watched in amazement as last year the highest i recorde in my garden was around the 30 mark. Alot were juveniles and i know many will not survive the winter. Has anyone else had a super influx like this. Also ther was a flock of over 30 Starlings flying around. It was amazing to see such a amount of birds in such a small area.

Hi stonechat, thought it was just me, like yourself we have not had a year like this for about 4years. its wonderfull to see so many juv house sparrows eating so much seed, our bill has shot up these last few month's but boy is it worth it. Just to see the adults feeding the little un's is a joy to see. We seem to have about the same numbers as you!! how are you doing with blackbirds & starlings? they must be on at least 4th brood to be bringing so many fledglings to feed. Will be out again to top up the tables and put out sultanas boy is it fun!
bert.

Stonechat2 · Jul 10, 2004

Hi Bert,

There is a small increase in Blackbird as i am seeig them more often in the garden, the one blackbird keeps chasing another one out my garden.
Starlings are also very numeous, they don't all come into the arden but i regularly see flocks of them flying round, there are alot of juveniles about at the moment.

pluvanut · Jul 10, 2004

Can't match your numbers, but for several years we have a flock of around 30 very noisy, greedy sparrows in and around the garden all year. Understand from posts by Jake and BrianB that this is not unusual on the W.Sussex coast.

Ther was a news item locally of a flock, estimated at 10,000 starlings around Brighton beach a few months ago (March/April?). Another sight not seen for years?

birdman · Jul 10, 2004

Well most of you will be pretty unimpressed with this, but today (in fact about 2 hours ago) we had 8 House Sparrows in our garden. It took us ages to get any, then we began to notice a male and a female visiting. Is this the rest of the family do you suppose?

Either way, we're over the moon!

pauco · Jul 10, 2004

birdman said:
Well most of you will be pretty unimpressed with this, but today (in fact about 2 hours ago) we had 8 House Sparrows in our garden. It took us ages to get any, then we began to notice a male and a female visiting. Is this the rest of the family do you suppose?

Either way, we're over the moon!

Fingers crossed birdman, could be a good sign. just taken the granchildren home and the love of my life was stood by our kitchen window, and she had just counted 80 house sparrows, out to fill the tables again!! good luck hope you get some more visits.
bert.

songbird6666 · Jul 10, 2004

You think you've got problems - I had 82 (YES EIGHTY TWO) Jackdaws down on my garden feeders, either hanging on peanuts, seed feeders or squabbling on the ground at the dishes last week! My garden is only smallish - and the bit in question where the feeders are is about 30ft x 15 ft. When I completed my BTO Garden Birdwatch form last week, not surprisingly I got the "are you sure" question! I have three chickens (small ones) and I am going through a 20 kilo sack of wild bird seed, and about 10 kilos of mixed corn a week at present. I also have about 20 House Sparrows visiting, but no Starlings, they come back about November usually. The Jackdaws must have had a phenominal breeding season this year, never seen or had so many around, its normally only about 20 at most coming down to feed.

Mickymouse · Jul 10, 2004

In my garden the sparrow numbers have gone right up, I now get about 30 regular visiters last year it was about 6, but I haven't seen a song thrush for ages which concerns me.

Mick

Stonechat2 · Jul 11, 2004

Hi Mick,

I to have no Songthrushes at all in my area, are they declining or have the numbers stabelised in the last few years?

Hi Birdman,

Eight house sparrows are better than none and i bet next year they will have increased in numbers again.

Hi Paul,

I never seen such a numerous flock, now that's a sight that i would like to see.

Hi Songbird,

Your getting through that much food, i'm either being tight in distributing it or you are an exceedingly generous woman, good on ya

pduxon · Jul 11, 2004

birdman said:
Well most of you will be pretty unimpressed with this, but today (in fact about 2 hours ago) we had 8 House Sparrows in our garden. It took us ages to get any, then we began to notice a male and a female visiting. Is this the rest of the family do you suppose?

Either way, we're over the moon!

Know the feeling birdman, my best count is 15. I was staying in Norfolk and the village I was staying in had loads of them. Strangely I also saw more Yellowhammers and Song Thrushes than Tits!!

Stonechat2 · Jul 11, 2004

Hi Pete,

Are tits havin a bad year or something, i only ask because 3 months ago they were visiting the garden all the time and i havn't seen any for about the last month. Or is it just because they are having to look after there young, but wouldn't they come themselves for food. Peanuts are meant to be a great food for them.

Steven

Michael Frankis · Jul 11, 2004

Stonechat2 said:
Are tits havin a bad year or something, i only ask because 3 months ago they were visiting the garden all the time and i havn't seen any for about the last month. Or is it just because they are having to look after there young, but wouldn't they come themselves for food. Peanuts are meant to be a great food for them

They've had a good breeding season around here. But if Pete had good numbers of Yellowhammers, it probably means it was a farmland area with not too many trees, so not really tit habitat.

'Bout yours, they're probably in the tops of the trees in the nearest woodland, looking for caterpillars, which are a much better food than peanuts for recently fledged tits. You could try putting caterpillars in your feeders . . .

Michael

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