howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Just a reminder to keep an eye on the water bowls for the birds, I went out early afternoon to top up the feeders and both bowls were blocks of ice.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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I broke the ice in my bird bath just before I went shopping but it had frozen over again by the time I got back at 10.00
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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After reading that Robins are laying eggs earlier this year I have now put out a bird house just to see whether my daily visitor takes up residence.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/robin-makes-unusual-nest-59828howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Sea Gulls seem to be very active at the moment, a couple of days ago one bashed a full fat ball feeder out of the tree and demolished the contents on the ground, ok it left a lot of crumbs for my usual visitors to finish off but thought it would work out expensive if this happens every day.
This morning I hung up a new full one on a branch weaker but a bit closer to the ground, the gull could only reach by jumping from the ground and knocking bits out, his partner tried and got the same result meaning no grub for them but plenty on the path for the smaller ones - bit of a result.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Put the first bowl of water of the Winter out this morning, see what happens. Yesterday had two black birds visit for the first time to my knowledge.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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This cold snap has sharpened appetites, put out a holder with four fat balls in yesterday morning all gone now.
Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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I want to put up the bird feeder but the ground's too hard!
Lew Finnis
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Lots of rats about I have had the rat men out but they are still about the cat is doing well had four this week ,
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The birds are not as silly as they appear, I experimented with one feeder with standard mixture and another with "National Trust Premium" and the latter was empty in no time with the former hardly touched.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Put out fresh water the last three mornings but little of it seems to get drunk but the feeders are being emptied at a faster rate. I don't think anyone else near me is bothering.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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