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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nutcracker" data-source="post: 3402414" data-attributes="member: 18214">Unfortunately becoming a more and more frequent experience, with much of the blame to be put at environmental degradation due to excessive use of pesticides etc., destroying their natural food resources. As Andm points out, when the adults turn to feeding them sunflower seeds, that's the end - the chicks have to have soft, high protein insect food, seeds aren't suitable for them.Don't use pesticides, and do what you can to persuade your neighbours not to too. That might make things better. But it's difficult with the levels of contamination from agricultural land.Historically, Blue Tits often used to fledge broods of 9 young successfully. Maybe they still can, in remote woodlands.</blockquote>