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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jabberwocky" data-source="post: 1437836" data-attributes="member: 63798">Hi TSLike you I started with an odd one or two Treesparrows about thirty years ago. In those days I only fed black sunflowers and peanuts, and they were not very interested. I got some mixed seed and millet and numbers have built up. They will also take niger if you have any.It's important to feed all year, I put out extra if I'm away for weekends and get someone to top up while on holiday otherwise they can move on looking for food elsewhere.Joanne is right, they will nest in holes, but not exclusively. I have had them nest in dense ivy covered trees and also under the tiles in the cottage roof. Last Autumn we had to have the cottage re-roofed and found some old nests with a couple of unhatched eggs. Fingers are crossed for this year as Swifts also use the roof and I wouldn't want to lose them.Attached photo was taken last week, afraid its another through the window effort though. Best of luck with keeping them.Lewis</blockquote>