I have three feeding stations set up, one with a hide for photography,these have been very active the past couple of weeks with all the sudden changes in temperature and conditions,below is a collective list of sightings~~~~~~
great tit blue tit coal tit long tailed tit greenfinch bullfinch chaffinch goldfinch robin dunnock blackbird mistle thrush redwing nuthatch jay magpie jackdaw great spotted woodpecker collard dove wood pigeon female sparrowhawk hunts around one of the station fairly regular. [interestingly no house sparrows or starlings]
Regarding Starlings, we don't often get them in the garden here in Bolton, usually when they do it is at the time they have lots of young birds with them. As regards Sparrows, we seem to have a variable number between 6 and 20. Do you have Sparrows in the Strongstry area at other times of the year? It may simply be that there is still food available for them elsewhere. Perhaps later in the winter they'll use the garden more.
