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Wildlife experts sound warning over the disappearing mistle thrush as they urge public to help survey UK garden birds | Mail Online

Interesting...

These nest in my garden.... am I privileged ?

Mind the foxes don't get em.

Many once common birds are now protected, even sparrows, and nobody knows why the decline

Bruv;1417929 wrote: Mind the foxes don't get em.

Many once common birds are now protected, even sparrows, and nobody knows why the decline


The Mistle Thrush nest In the Pyracantha which Is full of thorns so protected and they like the berries In winter. Funny because I never had them until after a storm some years ago, I ' borrowed ' some fallen tree trunks and scattered them willy nilly In the front under the tree's to attract Insects for the birds and that's the first time they arrived.

We have an enormous amount of house sparrows who dwell In the Pyracantha also and one year when the council came to put a new fence In the field, they told me they had never seen so many House Sparrows In one place before. We even had the RSPB come out one year and attempt to record the numbers.

oscar;1417942 wrote: The Mistle Thrush nest In the Pyracantha which Is full of thorns so protected and they like the berries In winter. Funny because I never had them until after a storm some years ago, I ' borrowed ' some fallen tree trunks and scattered them willy nilly In the front under the tree's to attract Insects for the birds and that's the first time they arrived.

We have an enormous amount of house sparrows who dwell In the Pyracantha also and one year when the council came to put a new fence In the field, they told me they had never seen so many House Sparrows In one place before. We even had the RSPB come out one year and attempt to record the numbers.


Thats the strange thing about sparrows. I have loads of them but my mum hasnt a single sparrow visitor.

I'll have to look out for a mistle thrush. Might be difficult distinguishing it from a song thrush. I know they are bigger

Oh and by the way. Never do anything "willy nilly" Thats just asking for trouble

Snowfire;1417947 wrote: Thats the strange thing about sparrows. I have loads of them but my mum hasnt a single sparrow visitor.

I'll have to look out for a mistle thrush. Might be difficult distinguishing it from a song thrush. I know they are bigger

Oh and by the way. Never do anything "willy nilly" Thats just asking for trouble


Yes, they are bigger and are the UK's earliest breeders with eggs arriving around February. They sing In late winter and It's a more like a rattle. Try and put some old branches on the ground to attract them...

I prefer willy nilly.

What a cute little bird. Love the birds we have here.