Red ribbon tied to feeders!!

[shiffty]

heres another angle of the garden....theres a conifirn tree at the bottom of the garden

[Kayleigh]

Hi shiffty,
Can you upload your pics to the wab image Gallery as they could get removed as outside links are not allowed as they leave breaks everywhere and cause real headaches for the mods..

[shiffty]

could u expalin how to do that..ive tried with not much luck

[Outlaw]

I think your garden is just not a very bird-friendly environment. There doesn't seem to be much cover, shrubs, bushes etc, an ornamental palm tree is not ideal habitat for British bird life. You have a lot of trees nearby and the birds will need a good reason to leave this ready-made environment to come into your garden. Preferably you should have some good native plants to provide food, cover and hopefully nesting sites, as well as a bird bath or tray.

[Tracey.A]

Hi Shiffty and welcome to WAB Patience is all that's needed. Once the weather starts to get colder and there is less natural food about they will start to visit your feeder. it takes a little time, but as Kayleigh said once they find your food source you'll have lots of birds visiting. It will be so interesting to see what kind of birds visit. The Greenfinches can be bullies, but sometimes birds can act out of character. I had a Coal tit see off a Great tit! I'm very fond of Coal tits and this one had the heart of a lion!

Tracey

[Madelinew]

Hi Shiffty. I agree that you just need to wait. Birds are creatures of habit and once they get to know you're they're they'll be queueing up. My garden is still very quiet at the moment as they are all busy feeding on stuff they find naturally. I notice you havea dragon palm in the background. Those little white berries can be very popular. Mine are eaten by all the tit species and a blackcap has just returned from his travels and likes them too.

Patience and they'll be there. Oh and play some bird song out of your window. Seriously, it works Especially with territorial robins

[metalfish]

Originally Posted by shiffty

The table is about 2ft away from the fence....the woods in the backround are around 100ft away ..plenty of small birds in those trees ive seen blue tits bullfinches.and greenfinches.....as i dont have much natural cover in the garden apart from a palm tree..maybe this maybe the cause? I have friends that have no natural cover in there gardens and have birds galore on there feeders......all very strange to me ....hopefully things will change as the weather starts to get a bit colder....fingers crossed..lol

I agree with what others have said about needing more cover to make the birds feel safer, another suggestion is that they like to have something to land on before they approach the feeders, we were having the same lack of success in my mums garden when I put in some poles for stuff to climb up. The unexpected result was that suddenly we had birds coming in, they'd land on the pole top, have a look around for the neighbours cats, then sweep in and grab some food. It could be a quick fix whilst other plants/ shrubs take time to establish.
Good luck and just be patient

[shiffty]

many thanx for all your replys......i will keep you all posted when the lttle guys start to appear ..thanx all again for all your replys ..shiffty

[wizzo]

Shiffty, it can be cover that puts birds off feeding. They instinctively know that they are not always safe, as predators find it easier to hide. I keep mine as much as possible out in the open, and the birds are fighting for space! Kev.

[shiffty]

now this is really confusing....some people r saying place the table near cover.and now u saying place in the open!!! lol....think il leave it were it is and see what happens.........if i dont get no birds by xmas, im gonna take up a new hobbie......metal detecting...lol