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  1. J

    NE Scotland Ivy dwelling birds

    We planted the ivy as winter bee fodder but I did since learn how calorific the berries are and what good food for small birds in winter. I can see me paying a bit more attention to it from now on. I'm keen to learn more about our small flying residents now.
  2. J

    NE Scotland Ivy dwelling birds

    They are quite noisy when there are several of them and the noise could be described as squabbling. It sounds as if they might be sparrows from what you both say. I think they are just living in there for shelter rather than making nests at this time of year? I might get a better look at them if...
  3. J

    Hello!

    Thanks for the link and the nice welcome
  4. J

    NE Scotland Ivy dwelling birds

    Hi all, we have a mature ivy that covers our gable end wall. All year round there are small birds in there. They move extremely fast so I have never actually been able to see one and cannot spot any obvious nests either. However if I do anything such as trimming the ivy or wash the windows and...
  5. J

    Hello!

    Just saying hello. I live in North East Scotland and my husband and I have a 3.2 acre smallholding with a forest garden - we practice permaculture so lots of wildlife here. I don't know a great deal about native birds although I can identify the usual commonplace birds. I take an interest in all...
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