Alan Holmes wrote:

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In article , Alan Holmes alan@holmes-
g4crw.freeserve.co.uk writes

The decline in wild birds in my garden was due to the influx of magpies,
they
caused the complete destruction of the birds, the cats didn't get a look
in.

How do you know that Alan?

I missed this the first time round.

I and a friend have witnessed magpies attacking small birds nests, and
when the magpies moved into our garden there was a good surplus of
small birds but after a short while the small bird population dissapeared.
Work it out for yourself!

The cats were there for years before the magpies and there were a
large number of small birds in spite of the cats.

Alan
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Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

My story is the reverse. I live near Norwich and the area i live in used
to have several cats these have disappeared in recent years and i saw my
first one in 6 months last week !

A couple of years ago I saw my first Magpie and now i see them everyday
in nearby trees.

But i am now seeing more and more common birds like the Blackbird (my
favourite), starlings which I hate, and umpteen sparrows.

If i hear another person or the RSPB mention again that the sparrow
population is declining I'll ask if they would like to call and clear up
the mess they make in the garden with dust baths, eating plant leaves,
mess etc. .

Mike.