It seems “[at] least one of Britain’s birds appears to be coping well as climate change alters the availability of a key food.”
I am relieved. Read the BBC story, “Great tits cope well with warming.”
Okay, But How Do the Lesser Ones Fare?
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Lexi’s Nature Notes
On my workshop balcony we now have blue tits and great tits where once we had gangs of sparrows – enough to attract a sparrow hawk one year.
Right now, I have blackbirds singing beautifully. I put out any vine weevil grubs I catch, and sultanas to encourage them.
I have mice out there too, pesky things. Some plants they eat to the roots.
Cats would work on the mice. And the birds.
Any snakes? Might be a bit of a problem on a balcony….
What I need is a mouser cat I can hire for the odd night.
No birds at night, so that would be okay.