I love doing the birdwatch survey, its interesting to see if there are any different birds in the area compared to last year , this year I have 15 long tailed tits every day on the feeders and a Peregrine Falcon comes to see whats going on and sits on top of the bird table,its worth getting cold for.Now I have started to dig the veg patch (when weather allows) the Robin comes every time waiting for me to dig some worms up for him.
I have been buying the dried mealworms for the birds but they dont seem to want them, not even the Robin eats them, anyone else found this?
Roger
We too had found there seemed to be little interest in the meal worms. But we have continued to leave some out and lately a single pied wagtail has been coming to get some. At least - we thought it was a single wagtail until yesterday, when a second one flew in and chased the first one away. Now we are watching carefully, as they are slightly different, to see if we can spot which one is there.
This is my first birdwatch survey - it was good to actually sit down for an hour with the focus on the birds. I haven't been in this house for long either. It's near a stream and I was hoping to see the moorhens again but no luck. Maybe they only come in the garden looking for food when it's really cold (like December). But I did see a coal tit which I've not seen at all before: very exciting!
No experience with mealworms but I did put peanuts out and none of the birds took any interest even for a week or two. In the end I scattered them on the ground. As they disappeared I expect the squirrels took them. Buggy nibbles, however, are extremely popular. Mixed seeds less so.