Nesting pouches

Hi KatTai

I also bought one and hid it in one of my bushes. I don't think anything has used it though.

Actually, I haven't really examined it carefully in case I disturb something that might try it out.

Hi Kat

We have two nesting pouches in our current gardern area at the moment,  They are placed in two differnet bushes at opposite ends of the back garden.

We have not dared to look as fear of scaring something off the same as Chris has mentioned to us here

In our last garden we also placed two and one ended up with 3 whole (unnibbled) peanuts in it - either brought in by a mouse or a Coal Tit

We now wish we knew who the lodger was?

Regards

Kathy and Dave

I had three once before, I think the wren used it for roosting in but not nesting (which is fortunate as the crows went and checked all the pouches and boxes!)

I have one hidden in the Conifer in the hope the Wrens would roost in it but don't know if it is being used.

Last year we bought three roosting pouches, I got 1 with a front facing, I heard that is what robins like, but also we sort of put the pouch in a wooden frame so the rain wouldn't drop on they tiny little heads. When the pouches are ready for the bin, my partner will slide a piece of wood into the front of the box, then I will have 3 little houses, very clever the way my partner did them.I did worry that nothing would use them, as I have not got any bushes in my garden, I do have a bird table with a roof, and a stand for feeders, and fatballs so they always have plenty of food and fresh water but noticed only today that the pied wagtail is using one, don't want to climb up to them as they might be something in the others, and I would hate to disturb them,

What i have noticed or it might be me, but if i put anything new into the garden, be it a new bowl, or stand or a hanging bell, the birds don't come down as much/or not at all for a few days.

audrie

KatTai said:

Bought a couple of roosting pouches to hide in the hedge :-)  Hopefully something will make some use of them!  Don't have anywhere to put  up proper nestboxes so they seem like a good compromise!

Hi

Superior Eagle

if you read the above messages, you will read that we have put them in bushes, in a tree, find a quiet spot in the garden to put it. I had little house of wood made so that the rain didn't drop on the birds heads. I know that sparrows like to nest in groups together, rather than just have 1 in a bird house. have you got a tree with a good wide bough you could put it, make sure pesky cats can't get to it.

 I have only got interested in birds in the last year, I bought a couple of little books and I look at the bird and then match it and then tick it, so I know that I have seen that birds. I have 3 or 4 feeders and a bowl for some fresh water each day. I am still buying fatballs, but I would like to make my own I think. I have already gone through a bucket of 50 fatballs and bought some aswell 2 pkts for a pound in wilkinsons I have a few of them and another bucket of 50, every little helps I think. I have time on my hands to sit and watch which I like to do.

I have roosting pockets in trees and shrubs but the ones that are used most are the ones on the house wall facing south. However, they are above the patio which has a roof over which means the pockets stay nice and dry.

CG:   I know you are answering someone else but just had to say thank you. Lovely pictures, they look so snug and warm. I must re-site mine I think.

[   P.S. I hope all your 39+ feeders are full for the GBW this weekend cottage gardener :-)  ]

What lovely photos, ''how did you manage to get so close, they really look home and dry and really comfy ''

I have nothing like it, my neighbour has blackbirds under the shed, they come through the fence to eat and bathe and then pop home to next door until the next meal. I watch the blackbirds, when they have finished food and bathe then they go to the top of the post have a good look round, to see whos about before he/she disappears, as we have the pair. Next door the otherway have a load of ivy and stuff really overgrown and mature, and that houses a family of sparrows, that come accross mine to feed, and then they go back to the Ivy.

At last found something that works, that keeps the cats away, I bought like a little laser thing that gives off a shrill whistle, that I don't hear(its designed that way I suppose its abit like the old dog whistles that you could buy) this cost £16 but it works. This year I also bought a great big sack of food for the smaller birds Robins and sparrows, chaffinches, and then fatballs and then another smaller bag of grain with sunflower seeds and stuff for the bigger birds, and then a smaller bag of peanuts.

audnay