coal tits

[barquar]

stuck a suet tray out on the bird table and the coal tits are back,not seen them since spring.
Anyone else getting the small birds reapearing in your gardens.
Baruar

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

No. Our garden has been very quiet. We had a juvenile robin a few weeks ago and before that probably 6 weeks ago 12 long tailed tits, nothing since even our lone gold crest has left us. We do have several pigeons and a handful of sparrows. I'll try a suet tray and see what we can entice back.

BWD

[Paul mabbott]

Coincidentally, the coal tits were the first to reappear after I stopped putting out food in the summer - in fact, they probably didn't go: saw them a few times picking insects off the shrubs.
Otherwise, first to reappear at the feeder were nuthatches - looks as if they raised a brood succesfully.

Originally Posted by barquar

stuck a suet tray out on the bird table and the coal tits are back,not seen them since spring.
Anyone else getting the small birds reapearing in your gardens.
Baruar

[paulchandler6]

Hi,
No Coal Tit yet, but parties of Long-tailed Tits passing thru garden in past 10 days or so. This morning a flock of 11 + a Marsh Tit. Cheers

[galanthus]

Ours have been very quiet last few months cos builders moved in. I dug the concrete off our decimated lawn few days ago and put new top soil on, hence robin returned yesterday. All feeders now replaced and great/blue tits returned on weekend. No sign of my 2 coal tits as yet or the dunnocks/finches. both male and female blackbirds have been eating from the rowan for 2 weeks now and I've heard a wren early in the morning for a few weeks also. I love the build up tho to returning birds

[barquar]

Glad some are doing better than me with small birds in garden.We had 2 trees blown down earlier in the year (Trees were in next doors garden and not replaced)and this as made a big difference as they used them to perch in before swooping on the bird table. No sign off the blue tits we had a lot in spring while they raised their young.
Baquar

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

I love Coal Tits, not many birds can get bullied by Blue Tits, but these do they've been back on my feeders at work for around a month

[Cazzie]

I can certainly hear them before I see them lol! They have such a piercing call and like all tits they can't keep still for a second. I've been lucky enough to have Coal, Great and Blue today and seen a large flock of Long Tailed in the woods by the quarry! They certainly all love a suet feeder and peanuts.

I'm very jealous that you've had a Gold Crest BWD!

[barquar]

coal tits in again this morning also robin and blue tits and about 20 starlings.The sparrows have never really gone away.Sat out early this morning and the Heron flew overhead hope he aint looking at my pond.
Barquar

[John D]

Originally Posted by barquar

stuck a suet tray out on the bird table and the coal tits are back,not seen them since spring.
Anyone else getting the small birds reapearing in your gardens.
Baruar

The Coal Tits, Blue Tits and House Sparrows have never left the garden. All three nested in boxes around the garden and those nearby. All three are regular visitors to the feeders.
John D