Hi,
We've just recently moved and have our first proper garden. We love the birds that we get visiting and so far our regulars are sparrows, blackbirds, a robin collared doves, wood pigeons, thrush (not sure if mistle or song), magpies and crows.
I love the sparrows, they're really getting use to us- especially since we put feeders up and a bird bath out, there's a flock of about twenty ish (counting sparrows is hard!). The people who lived here before us took no care of the garden and let it seriously overgrow, we've reclaimed almost all of it apart from a huge bramble bush at the bottom of the garden. Our plan is to let it fruit then cut it back, but not get rid as we're making that end of the garden into an allotment, cutting the brambles back will gain is another six to eight foot of garden. My concern is that the sparrows might be nesting in it as they all fly into it whenever they get flighty.
What are the chances that they are nesting there, as opposed to it being a handy place to hide? Does anyone have any advice how to handle this, as I do want to cut the brambles back, but I don't want to put any little guys out of a home.
Thanks in advance
We've just recently moved and have our first proper garden. We love the birds that we get visiting and so far our regulars are sparrows, blackbirds, a robin collared doves, wood pigeons, thrush (not sure if mistle or song), magpies and crows.
I love the sparrows, they're really getting use to us- especially since we put feeders up and a bird bath out, there's a flock of about twenty ish (counting sparrows is hard!). The people who lived here before us took no care of the garden and let it seriously overgrow, we've reclaimed almost all of it apart from a huge bramble bush at the bottom of the garden. Our plan is to let it fruit then cut it back, but not get rid as we're making that end of the garden into an allotment, cutting the brambles back will gain is another six to eight foot of garden. My concern is that the sparrows might be nesting in it as they all fly into it whenever they get flighty.
What are the chances that they are nesting there, as opposed to it being a handy place to hide? Does anyone have any advice how to handle this, as I do want to cut the brambles back, but I don't want to put any little guys out of a home.
Thanks in advance