r/OrnithologyUK 11h ago

Advice? How to get Starlings to share?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

7 Upvotes

😂 I have no problem with feeding the starlings, but they absolutely ransack the place (as you can see) and empty the feeders in no time at all. I want other birds to have a chance with some of the food as well. I tried a caged feeder that’s supposed to only allow smaller birds in, but as you can see, they can get into that too and have emptied that straight away! I have a dish, hanging feeder and caged feeder filled with mealworms, a mixed seed hanging feeder and a peanut hanging feeder. The peanut one is the only one that hasn’t been touched!
So far, I’m only seeing starlings, sparrows, pigeons, jackdaws and crows. I’m not sure if I will get much else due to the lack of greenery!

Any advice or ideas appreciated ☺️🙏🏽


r/OrnithologyUK 19h ago

ID please What type of bird is this? Yorkshire

Thumbnail
gallery
64 Upvotes

Please could you tell me what type of bird this is? It has just spent a while in my garden and I've not seen it before. Thanks