Actually, this is about little English songbirds who are losing the battle at the bird feeder with bigger birds, and their other traditional ways of getting foodstuffs are apparently no longer as popular, either.
Wrong kind of bird feeders leading to fall in the number of blue tits
In the past blue tits had a monopoly on the relatively tricky kind of feeders people put out. The tiny birds were uniquely able to feed from upside coconut shells full of fat, or perch on strings of monkey nuts. They were also the bird most likely to steal the cream from milk bottles, that used to be left on the doorstep.
However in recent times people has switched to larger bird feeders that a variety of birds are able to use, most of which are bigger than the blue tit. At the same time old fashioned feeders like monkey nuts and coconut shells are no longer used, and milk comes in plastic bottles that are kept in the fridge.
OK, I'm not even going to comment on monkey nuts...
but this goes to show that if you want to attract more blue tits, you've got to treat them right.
That might apply to other kinds of ... but that's just speculation.
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