Sparrows

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Barry Haynes, Oct 16, 2018.

  1. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    when I was a kid growing up in London there were thousands, I can’t remember the last time I saw a sparrow so sad :(is it the same all over Britain
     
  2. PIE

    PIE

    We have em but there are less, you rich southerners have no holes in your roofs for them to nest in.
     
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  3. Magpies in cities get em... we have a gang of about a dozen visit the garden

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  4. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    It can’t just be the south that doesn’t have them, I’m on a sparrow hunt tomorrow :thumbsup:
     
  5. PIE

    PIE

    We Larsen the magpies in the country
     
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  6. They`ve been getting scarce for a few years now .
    I`m no twitcher but did catch a Radio4 programme the other day and their expert was saying the same thing although i did noticed they were getting thinner on the ground a few years ago , same as you really - all part of my childhood :)

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  7. We have some in the attic, you can have them if you like:thumbsup:, them and the bats are no problem, but the crows and grey squirrels are another matter, "Cash in the Attic" to hell with that I've a Zoo in mine, (I don't think there are any, wasps, bees, mice at the moment but there have been):eek:
     
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  8. Gotta love a Larsen full of the (stupid) blighters!... pretty birds but proper nasty..

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  9. I meant a gang of sparrows... luckily... proper Cheshire here... nuthatches woodpeckers , tits (long tail great coal blue. Sarrowhawk yesterday...

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  10. i leave food out every day for them me tiny call them the motley crew , i swear there is one on look out i only have to put me hand out the window aand they appear
     
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  11. we are getting large sorry massive sea gulls tiny said they re like turkeys
     
  12. They have returned here but not in mega numbers but Betty feeds seeds which they que up for at their set feeding times and soon let her know if the feeders are emptying . I don’t totally agree with feeding them so they become dependant ,but I think their natural feed is being killed by other tangs and pesticides ,so what is the answer . We do see a variety of birds by feeding them and they are a welcome site in the garden . They do get some bugs and ants which also are left to breed and not killed . Reading an artical about the demise of our insect life around the world is worrying especially pollinators etc. Love to see a good sparrow swarm and squabble . Ps most of ours are hedge sparrows , just a few house .
     
  13. Wood pigeons round here. I hate them.
     
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  14. rats of the sky
     
  15. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    I love all birds:thumbsup:


    Maybe not murdering horrible herons
     
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  16. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    There good for getting rid of the little worms Bazza :)
     
  17. so do i BUT I DRAW THE LINE AT A RED HEAD nasty
     
  18. We've had a blue tit in the ensuite trying to nest in the light fitting.but very few sparrows
     
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  19. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    I know someone who misses them the most
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  20. this year i had 2 sets of visitors from north african nesting under my cAR PORT swallows both with 3 chicks each 1 flew into glass on me back door and was killed
     

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