Blackbird and Sultanars

[barquar]

I Have been putting out some Sultanas on a saucer for over a month now.The Blackbird is enjoying them and I put a handful out everyday and by night they are gone. He wont let anything Near his Sultanas, even Sparrows that are looking for seed on the ground he runs round with his head down driving them away.If another Blackbird tries to get at his Sultanas he drives her away right sharpish.
Barquar

[Billabong Karen]

I was wondering whether sultanars are a new species of bird...

But now that I realize it is just a spelling mistake, I can agree that I also put sultanas out, and that the dominant blackbirds try to frighten others away. To make sure the others have a chance I sprinkle the sultanas around the lawn and under the bushes, so they are less concentrated and more birds can get at them. I've also been mixing the sultanas with some generic bird food, and adding a handful of dried mealworms every now and then.

[rossy]

yes they love sultanas, raisins, mixed fruit, all good for them, and blackbirds do get terrortorial, but watch what happens when the starlings find them , the blackbird wont stand a chance. rossy.

[dunkeld]

I have tried Sultanas on the bird table on many occasions and now I don't. Nothing touches them, really suprised me. I have even offered the birds different brands to no avail. End of story really..........................Dennis

[RaptorMan101]

Sultanas and raisans go down well with my blackbirds as long as they are sprinkled on the floor and under trees and shrubs where they tend to forage. Fun to watch the blackbird chasing the starlings off the mealworms I throw on the lawn everyday, the blackbird usually wins!

Jim

[barquar]

Originally Posted by Billabong Karen

I was wondering whether sultanars are a new species of bird...

But now that I realize it is just a spelling mistake, I can agree that I also put sultanas out, and that the dominant blackbirds try to frighten others away. To make sure the others have a chance I sprinkle the sultanas around the lawn and under the bushes, so they are less concentrated and more birds can get at them. I've also been mixing the sultanas with some generic bird food, and adding a handful of dried mealworms every now and then.

My Hand sliped on the key board that is my story and i am sticking with it.lol
Barquar

[Kayleigh]

I have the same problem the dominant blackbird chases all the others off I feed the sparrows on another small mesh feeder also hang seeds from poles.

[AfternoonLemon]

I also scatter them on the lawn, and they're generally shared by the less dominant blackbirds..

Why? Well, it's because I have an apple tree at the back of the garden with loads of fallen apples, which the dominant blackbirds defend. They're quite happy to sit eating away at the apples, completely unaware of the sweeter snacks available on the lawn. I'm amazed they don't get curious when they see the other blackbirds eating from the grass

Originally Posted by dunkeld

I have tried Sultanas on the bird table on many occasions and now I don't. Nothing touches them, really suprised me. I have even offered the birds different brands to no avail. End of story really..........................Dennis

Unless they happen upon it, the blackbirds generally won't look on a table. If they find them - they're gone

[Madmills]

I too put out sultanas, aswell as the blackbirds loving them the dunnocks, blackcaps and robins do.

[Billabong Karen]

Originally Posted by AfternoonLemon

I also scatter them on the lawn, and they're generally shared by the less dominant blackbirds..

Why? Well, it's because I have an apple tree at the back of the garden with loads of fallen apples, which the dominant blackbirds defend. They're quite happy to sit eating away at the apples, completely unaware of the sweeter snacks available on the lawn. I'm amazed they don't get curious when they see the other blackbirds eating from the grass

Unless they happen upon it, the blackbirds generally won't look on a table. If they find them - they're gone

For some reason, my blackbirds seem quite uninterested in the half apples I put out for them this year. Maybe it is the warmer winter, meaning there is more food generally available, or perhaps I am chucking more sultanas around...