Sally Thompson wrote:
Do they feed wild birds next door? A friend had an influx of rats which were
the result of their bird feeders.


They do, from a hanging bird feeder. I did comment on this to my
partner when we were talking about it last night. Althoguh to be
fair, we also have bird feed out (but ours is at the far end of the
garden)

Although I'm fairly sure they've always* had bird food out.