I recently made a posting about seed feeders maintaining a population of Red Listed Yellowhammers and Stock Doves in an area which is not part of any nature reserve.
The other day I paid a return visit:the Yellowhammers were heard and seen all evening and Stock doves were flying around as well.There are at least 9 Yellowhammer and 8 Stock Dove in a comparatively small area.
The seed feeders are maintained by a group of pheasant shooters.
I reckon local Wildlife groups,the National Trust and the RSPB could set these seed feeders up in likely Yellowhammer areas.
A good example is a local National Trust woodland where a private individual used to resupply a line of garden feeders.
He died and the seed feeders disappeared:then the Yellowhammers which used to be seen there regularly,were never seen again
I have written to the warden and suggested they install these low maintenance up turned blue bucket seed feeders used by the pheasant shooters.
They only have to turn once a year to replenish them.
If there is anyone out there involved with wildlife groups how about contacting them and suggesting they employ this simple idea to help maintain some of our disappearing species.
The other day I paid a return visit:the Yellowhammers were heard and seen all evening and Stock doves were flying around as well.There are at least 9 Yellowhammer and 8 Stock Dove in a comparatively small area.
The seed feeders are maintained by a group of pheasant shooters.
I reckon local Wildlife groups,the National Trust and the RSPB could set these seed feeders up in likely Yellowhammer areas.
A good example is a local National Trust woodland where a private individual used to resupply a line of garden feeders.
He died and the seed feeders disappeared:then the Yellowhammers which used to be seen there regularly,were never seen again
I have written to the warden and suggested they install these low maintenance up turned blue bucket seed feeders used by the pheasant shooters.
They only have to turn once a year to replenish them.
If there is anyone out there involved with wildlife groups how about contacting them and suggesting they employ this simple idea to help maintain some of our disappearing species.
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