On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:33:19 +0000, Moonraker
wrote:

I have the usual choice on my bird table, assorted seed, peanuts and fat
balls, though they have been out for some time now I getting very few
birds feeding. Is this a general problem, or is there something keeping
my birds away? For the life of me I cannot see any reason.

The splendid spring followed by plentiful rainfall during the 'summer'
and a very mild autumn lead have resulted in a bumper crop of seeds,
berries, acorns, beech mast etc so the birds have almost a surfeit of
food available. The mild autumn has also maintained a good supply of
available insects and other invertebrates. (Still butterflies and
moths about here in S Devon).

To a degree this happens every autumn but this year it is more
evident.

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rbel