[Rosemary]

I feed the birds in the garden and would like to feed the ones in the fields but no sooner do I put grub out for them then the bl***y squirrels come along and eat it. Anyone have plans for a squirrel-proof feeder?

RSPB do squirrel proof feeders.

[Sylvia]

Thank you, will get in touch with them

[Fleecewife]

Well, in spite of daytime temps as low as minus 15 here - night the same - we do still have wild birds around.  This week we are delighted to have a flock of Yellow Hammers (Yites) in the front garden.  I haven't seen them for several years although I have heard them occasionally singing their 'little-bit-of-bread-and-no-cheeeese' song.  It's a lovely sight to see such bright little birds in this whiteout.  We have also got Bramblings this year - well, I think we have had them before but I couldn't work out what they were    When we lived in Yorkshire many years ago there were Bramblings there but they had black caps.  So I looked up these new creatures and found that in winter Bramblings don't have the black caps, just light and dark grey stripes on their heads. If in doubt, read the instructions 

[Cobra]

Been chucking a scoop at the wild birds for the last month or so now. Down the pig pens I have Robins, Green Finch, Gold Finch, Redwings etc home much the same plus the sparrows and starlings.

[Fleecewife]

Aw - cute robin with a cold foot    The birds really are appreciating the extra rations everyone is putting out for them.  The berries and seed heads round here are long gone so not a lot else to eat.
Redwings - they occasionally fly past here but once they have snaffled all the berries, they're off again, but it's mainly fieldfares here.

[Rosemary]

The wrens are my favourite, I think.

[princesspiggy]

my hens have to literally fight off pheasants to get theyre food, though the ducks will chase the pheasants away. wer going through feed at astonishing rate, must be 30 pheasants in sight from kitchen window. birds seem to know all the feeding spots, cant beat the cute little robins tho.

[faith0504]

we had a pair of wax wings in our front garden yesterday having a feast on the things i had left out for them they are very pretty birds

[ballingall]

Hmmm I didn't realise there were Yellowhammers in your area Fleecewife. We used to have a pair in our garden when we lived in Kinross, but I've not seen any here.

Beth

[Fergie]

Hmmm I didn't realise there were Yellowhammers in your area Fleecewife. We used to have a pair in our garden when we lived in Kinross, but I've not seen any here.

Beth

We have Yellowhammers too, in North Lanarkshire.  Locally they're called "Scotch Canaries".

John

[faith0504]

We get them up in buckie also