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Hi lads.The local area where i grew up.Four or five miles of small fields and woods.You almost never seen a grey squirrel.But you seen every kind of song and ground nesting bird.Now its the oppisite.The grey is getting to the eggs long before they have time to hatch and the magpie is doing its bit too even after they hatch.:censored: .Been doing a small part of the Clyde lately.Down today with the camera .Song birds in abundance and not a squirrel in site.If you have the same problem witch birds dont you see now.But did as a lad.atb.Catcher.:thumbs:

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I remeber as a lad seeing all sorts of diffrent finches in our garden my old mum loved to look after the birds.nowadays mate,i dont see half of what i once did.shame really.i dont know if its because of the influx of cat owners or the weather or nest robbing maggies and jays.would love to see them return in abundance.hence the reason im currently in the progress of getting a small aviary in my garden.

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pesticides have played a big part in it aswell......killing insects etc.....it removes a vital part of the food chain :thumbdown:

 

we used to get flocks of finches.....in their hundreds...........lucky if you see more than a handful now :no:

 

but without doubt...the grey has played its own part in the demise of the song bird, but it is down to several factors....but hopefully it can be turned around :thumbs:

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I remeber as a lad seeing all sorts of diffrent finces in our garden my old mum loved to look after the birds.nowadays mate,i dont see half of what i once did.shame really.i dont know if its because of the influx of cat owners or the weather or nest robbing maggies and jays.would love to see them return in abundance.hence the reason im currently in the progress of getting a small aviary in my garden.

 

 

I was speaking to a guy the other day.Between us we recon 10 to 12 ground and song birds have gone from this area.:yes:

Over the last 10 to 15 years.:cry:

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pesticides have played a big part in it aswell......killing insects etc.....it removes a vital part of the food chain :thumbdown:

 

we used to get flocks of finches.....in their hundreds...........lucky if you see more than a handful now :no:

 

but without doubt...the grey has played its own part in the demise of the song bird, but it is down to several factors....but hopefully it can be turned around :thumbs:

 

 

I agree SEAN same hear flocks of finches are rare.But in a lot of local areas.I beleave the squirrle and magpie and the main factors.:thumbs:

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I remeber as a lad seeing all sorts of diffrent finces in our garden my old mum loved to look after the birds.nowadays mate,i dont see half of what i once did.shame really.i dont know if its because of the influx of cat owners or the weather or nest robbing maggies and jays.would love to see them return in abundance.hence the reason im currently in the progress of getting a small aviary in my garden.

 

 

I was speaking to a guy the other day.Between us we recon 10 to 12 ground and song birds have gone from this area.:yes:

Over the last 10 to 15 years.:cry:

 

You can't count to 10 without taking your shoes off. There's been a massive change to farming practices and the types of crops they grow the loss of habitat is another factor. Cats don't have that big an impact on the bird population. Lack of control of crows magpies and other preditor species will do more damage

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good point never really considered pesticides.remeber comming across two yung lads last summer shooting blue tits with an air gun.i could have belted thier lugs,but what would that get me a f*****g assult charge on a minor.i told them to cut it out,but i suspect they would have carried on as soon as i was out of sight.

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I remeber as a lad seeing all sorts of diffrent finces in our garden my old mum loved to look after the birds.nowadays mate,i dont see half of what i once did.shame really.i dont know if its because of the influx of cat owners or the weather or nest robbing maggies and jays.would love to see them return in abundance.hence the reason im currently in the progress of getting a small aviary in my garden.

 

 

I was speaking to a guy the other day.Between us we recon 10 to 12 ground and song birds have gone from this area.:yes:

Over the last 10 to 15 years.:cry:

 

You can't count to 10 without taking your shoes off. There's been a massive change to farming practices and the types of crops they grow the loss of habitat is another factor. Cats don't have that big an impact on the bird population. Lack of control of crows magpies and other preditor species will do more damage

 

I had them off fat man or is it ass now.:D

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pesticides have played a big part in it aswell......killing insects etc.....it removes a vital part of the food chain :thumbdown:

 

we used to get flocks of finches.....in their hundreds...........lucky if you see more than a handful now :no:

 

but without doubt...the grey has played its own part in the demise of the song bird, but it is down to several factors....but hopefully it can be turned around :thumbs:

 

 

I agree SEAN same hear flocks of finches are rare.But in a lot of local areas.I beleave the squirrle and magpie and the main factors.:thumbs:

Also sparrow hawks that have made a come back in some areas.

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pesticides have played a big part in it aswell......killing insects etc.....it removes a vital part of the food chain :thumbdown:

 

we used to get flocks of finches.....in their hundreds...........lucky if you see more than a handful now :no:

 

but without doubt...the grey has played its own part in the demise of the song bird, but it is down to several factors....but hopefully it can be turned around :thumbs:

 

 

I agree SEAN same hear flocks of finches are rare.But in a lot of local areas.I beleave the squirrle and magpie and the main factors.:thumbs:

Also sparrow hawks that have made a come back in some areas.

 

The one bird that is making a come back here is the buzzard.Cant put a decoy out but they are trying to take it.:thumbs:

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pesticides have played a big part in it aswell......killing insects etc.....it removes a vital part of the food chain :thumbdown:

 

we used to get flocks of finches.....in their hundreds...........lucky if you see more than a handful now :no:

 

but without doubt...the grey has played its own part in the demise of the song bird, but it is down to several factors....but hopefully it can be turned around :thumbs:

 

 

I agree SEAN same hear flocks of finches are rare.But in a lot of local areas.I beleave the squirrle and magpie and the main factors.:thumbs:

Also sparrow hawks that have made a come back in some areas.

that means the bird population is healthy,in no way shape or form are sparrowhawks to blame for the demise of songbirds,cats magpies squirrels :yes: sparrowhawk :no:

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