On 31/10/2013 09:51, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:24:36 +0000, stuart noble
wrote:

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Our bird feeders are deserted now, whereas a month ago you could set
your watch by the regular visitors.

Ours too. We blamed the neighbours cat.

After a barren few weeks the birds are starting to return, mainly tits,
in fact this morning for a few minutes they were mobbing the feeders. A
woodpecker turned up yesterday, but strangely not a sparrow in sight,
yet last year they were as frequent as the tits. we'll see what happens
when the cold really sets in.