I've just moved into my new house and there are lots of robins, tits, nuthatches, wrens and chaffinches here but my beloved blackbirds have taken over the entire garden! Much as I love them it's Blackbird Central here and I have no idea how to combat their enthusiasm since they're taking over the bird table, feeders, ground feeder and everything! They can get everywhere and take over. I've got around a dozen who spend all day fighting each other over the food that the other birds are no longer getting access to. I thought maybe they need more food, but the more I put out the more come and eat it all. I've only been doing this for a couple of weeks, but I'm definitely sure I'm putting enough food out (unless I'm supposed to feed the entire neighbourhood) since I've got through about twenty quid's worth of food in a fortnight. I'm assuming I can't overfeed from what I've read on the site so far. Please help!
We have a lot of blackbirds in our garden too and at this time of year there are even more with the seasonal migrators from northern areas. They don't seem to bother with hanging feeders in our garden at all though, except the one I specifically put blackbird food on. I also scatter mealworms around the garden for them to find, so maybe try distracting techniques...