Great picture Manda. We get large flocks but normally only in September. They look fantastic against a red sunset.

I am afraid to say that in our garden they are a bit of a pest ......... oooh I know, I shouldn't say it, but we are really overrun with them. They nest in the walls and under the bonnet of the car (seriously I've posted pictures here of nests under the bonnet - they will be starting in a few weeks time and we have to check the bonnet of each car every morning as they can build a nest in an hour - visitors beware!).

I keep telling them that they would have a far better life if they moved south (even told them that they are a dying species south), but do they go, do they heck. Then they start biting off the tops of the plants - so far they have denuded my holly bush which managed to make it through the winter and the outside clematis has absolutely no buds on it now. It will be the nasturtiums next. They just bite the flower heads off. Why?

Can someone tell me how I can live alongside these these (wonderful???) birds.

PS - I quite like them really .................... but they would try the patience of a saint!

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