rocket

[rocket]

We have a chaffinch attacking our front window(Pecking)this has been done constantly every day for the past 2 weeks,can anyone explain this behaviour.
Thanks

[htcdude]

I've known this with Blue tits and Robins, it's probably the fact they see their reflection and think it's another male, so they try and attack it.

Nige

[nightshade]

I had a Crow attacking my car windows where ever I parked it, I used a frost cover to shield it in the end. Double glazing especially the type with a gold coating tends to give a very realistic rival like reflection to attack and drive from the live birds territory. Try placing something there in the window that breaks up the external reflection

[Paul mabbott]

Originally Posted by rocket

We have a chaffinch attacking our front window(Pecking)this has been done constantly every day for the past 2 weeks,can anyone explain this behaviour.
Thanks

Are they randomly pecking the glass or are they being selective, especially around the edges? Tits and other birds regularly peck around the frames of our windows where there are lots of cobwebs ....

[zoober]

I used to have Gulls pecking my window. I was 20 floors up and they were just letting me know they wanted fed.
Great time feeding them, watching them dive bomb to catch the bread I threw.
I always worried they would go all the way and crash onto the road/pavement but they never did.
Just got to a certain point and they would give up leaving the bread that fell to the Pigeons

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by htcdude

I've known this with Blue tits and Robins, it's probably the fact they see their reflection and think it's another male, so they try and attack it.

At this time of year I would think this is the most likely explanation. Is it a Male?

[rocket]

Thank you all for answering, as thought its about reflection and the mating season,the male just attacks the glass, we have a bird feeder just outside the window,this also will nodoubt have some effect.
Thaks again
Rocket