Feeding resumes

After many days without any visitors to the feeder the last two days have seen a sharp drop in the seed level. I have noticed before that there will be quite long periods when the birds are feeding elsewhere and then they return in numbers.  Just while I was buttoning my shirt this morning I saw one chaffinch, two sparrows and a coal tit. They were being watched by a solitary starling that sat on the fence and chattered to the world at large.

There was a touch of frost this morning, -2 degrees C, but we have had similar mornings with no feeding activity so I don’t believe that weather is the reason for the variation. I can only assume that there are sometimes more attractive food sources available.

Categories: Birds, Birdwatching