Well...we've now got the new bird feeders planted in the lawn, in the hope of attracting different types to the usual Starlings, Sparrows, etc. Don't get me wrong, Starlings and Sparrows are just as important to the to the ecological well-being of nature as are more colourful and less gregarious birds. It's just that the former tend to dominate our garden!
As you can see from the picture, we have really "gone to town" on this and tried to include as many different varieties of bird food as possible. Our main target is to attract the evasive Goldfinches to the feeders. We know that a friend who lives nearby get several Goldfinches in her garden most days of the week...we have even seen them flying over, twittering as they fly to her feeders!!
This is the first full week of having the feeder in the garden and the new types of bird attracted to the garden are; Goldfinch and Chaffinch. For the past couple of weeks both the Blue Tits and Coal Tits have become regulars to the garden.
The Blue Tits and Coal Tit seem to be very active and are non-stop in their endeavours to get food. Currently there are 3 Blue Tits that visit the garden on a regular basis, but only one Coal Tit (see above). The later has been looking around for some nesting material and may even nest in the garden if we're lucky!
