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You mention about high numbers of woodpigeons. Where do they come from, and why do they come to Britain?
Also what seed/peanuts should I put out to attract winter visitors (to my part of the country anyway) such as siskins, bramblings and redpolls?

whats one of the tell tail signs that u have headgogs in your garden with out staying up all night . and what food can i leav out for them thanx pete keep up the good work

Last Sunday (7th Nov), whilst walking on the North Norfolk coast, I saw a Long-eared Owl on the marshes behind Brancaster beach. The owl flew up from some vegetation and then settled further on. It did this several times, eventually disappearing along one of the creaks. I was surprised to see it in this sort of habitat - would it be a migrant?

Where have all the finches gone ?
I live in Rochdale Greater Manchester with a large established garden in which I have recorded over 26 bird species over the years.
Food is always available - kibbled sunflower and nigerseed
This autumn has seen a distinct lack of finches - green , and gold especially also chaffinches and bullfinches have not been seen.
I have heard there has been a virus affecting greenfinches . Anyone know what's happened ? they're sadly missed

How do i stop cats from attacking the birds in our garden they have killed a ring neck dove and a blue tit.

Good questions Alex Berryman.

The BTO Migration Atlas suggests that Woodpigeons are sedentary in Britain & Ireland but that continental Woodpigeons make large migratory movements so we may be seeing birds that have moved south and west from Scandinavia and continental Europe.

Regarding what food to use, I suggest downloading the .

Nice sighting darlingpoglepie. Scandinavian Short-eared Owls arrive in the UK at this time of year and many spend the winter here. They are often disturbed from low coastal vegetation, where they rest when not hunting (this species of owl is diurnal, often hunting during the morning / early eveing). Long-eared Owls look remarkably similar in flight but nearly always roost in trees; they are highly nocturnal and difficult to see/flush during the day. They too arrive from Scandinavia at this time of year, though probably in smaller numbers.

dollyandpatsy - the best thing to do is try the pages, which may help to answer your question.

That's a tricky one M X Hern - the best thing to do is to locate feeders away from places where cats can approach unseen by the birds. If the cat(s) are yours, keep them indoors immediately after you have put food out and attach a bell to the collar.

Whilst resident Long-Eared Owls are very much nocturnal, migrants do arrive in daylight and may be seen on coastal marshes where they will flush and fly in daylight. When I worked at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory we several times saw one actually come in off the sea. and more than once managed to catch new arrivals for ringing. Orange eyes are very distinctive, SEO has yellow eyes

Can you please tell me if finches leave the UK over winter? I would love to attract them to my feeders - get great, blue, longtailed, & coal tits, nuthatches, robins etc but never see a finch or a starling, not even an ordinary little sparrow! Live in the Midlands.