The return of the birds.

[Streetwalker]

We get loads of Pidgeons , they never go away so never return . Coo, Coo 

[papasmurf]

Something that I have not seen much of in the last few months is robins. 

Robins were the first to reappear in my back garden, and Wrens. No sign of the normally resident Blackbird thought.

[Borchester]

Something that I have not seen much of in the last few months is robins. It is probably because I have started planting everything in tubs as opposed to the ground. The results are as good and require a lot less effort, but I am not continually digging up worms, so I imagine the robins have abandoned me for somewhere the rations are better

[johnofgwent]

We have an estuarial river right by the back door (ok 400 yards away) but a variety of wading and other birds are regular occupants of our conifers. We have a flight of ducks and a flight of geese who pass over our house twice daily on their way to and from the marshland feeding grounds out by the usk/Severn confluence and their nesting / night time habitation round here.

Their numbers have dropped slightly and local foxes are enjoying the bounty but over the past years the climate here has been a mild microclimate

We have a regular collection of starlings sparrows crows jackdaws seagulls owls and the odd wading bird come poking round.

[Barry]

We have a cotoneaster next door which is abundant in red berries just now. Blackbirds are eating them, but we are looking out for redwing and with a bit of luck, waxwing. Our feeders generally get blue tits, chaffinches, robins, and sparrows, but they have been a bit quiet lately.
Of course we have lots of gulls, turnstones and oystercatchers around, but they prefer the shoreline.

[Borchester]

Several months ago all the birds disappeared from my back garden, whether it was bird flu, or the neighbourhood cats or both I don't know. But now the birds and back and emptied the bird feeder in around an hour.

Good news.

Odd business, but the rooks and magpies and such line up waiting to be feed, but the foxes have disappeared. Maybe it is just too bloody cold and they are sleeping in their dens. Anyway, I hope they are ok

[papasmurf]

Several months ago all the birds disappeared from my back garden, whether it was bird flu, or the neighbourhood cats or both I don't know. But now the birds and back and emptied the bird feeder in around an hour.