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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jos Stratford" data-source="post: 3599989" data-attributes="member: 12449">I mention the species that I get at my winter feeders for the simple reason I have quantitive long-term numbers - ie ringing totals. Chaffinches, warblers etc do not winter in Lithuania, but are abundant summer visitors. I do not ring in summer, so my observations would only be anecdotal in the same manner as observations so far on Samos. However, I see no overall decline in the bulk of species, there are some declines, eg Spotted Flycatcher (though this is a long-term trend that began long before 4G), Yellow Wagtail (likewise), Whinchat and Corncrake (large scale grass cutting likely cause), etc. Warblers mostly stable, though several species are certainly increasing significantly on my local plot, eg Sedge Warbler (improved habitat), Blackcap, Great White Egret, etc.Crows pretty much the same as ever - not overly abundant, not uncommon.My land is sandwiched between two 4G towers with a third nearby, but at this locality at least I would personally struggle to see any impact. Maybe Lithuanian birds are just super tough <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>