Where are the birds?

My sparrows have gone quiet lately as Mr Sparrowhawk decided to help with our pigeon problem and ate one on the lawn. But they’re still there, just keeping to the hedge and congratulating themselves on having survived.

We’re a bit low on blackbirds at the moment, I haven’t seen a thrush for a while and the mealworms I put out have been ignored, but the farmers are ploughing and there’s loads of berries in the hedges so perhaps they’ve gone on holiday.

My rowan tree has yellow berries which the birds usually ignore until around Christmas when all the red berries have gone. However, in the last few days the blackbirds have discovered them, much earlier than usual. Apart from them, there isn't much avian action in my garden.

Normally alongside the birds there is a gymnastic team of squirrels practising for the Olympics.
Nowhere to be seen today.

Sparrows are conspicuous by their absence here, too, but we did have a blackbird this morning - first I have seen for ages. He came for the apples I chucked on the lawn.

Hmm, have just looked out the window. There is one lonely sparrow on our neighbour's shed roof. I hadn't noticed a lack of birds until I read this. However it's quiet windy here which seems to keep them tucked away.
Maybe it is your new feeder.