Do the sparrows go on holiday?

We’ve had 3 jackdaws move in on the bird feeder, and they’re also ripping moss off the roof, which is good of them. But they make an awful mess.

Sadly no sparrows. But lots of parakeeets. One parakeet balanced on the top of a very tall sunflower to eat the seeds ?

I have never seen the Parakeets. I take it they are South of London rather than North?

There is lots of moss being flung about here too!

then the blackbird just randomly goes in the hedge to shit them all up

Jane
That reminds me of this! Might be off-topic, but always makes me smile! So true!
IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY
Once upon a time, there was a non-conforming sparrow that decided not to fly south for the winter.
However, soon the weather turned so cold that he reluctantly started to fly south. In a short time, ice began to form on his wings and he fell to earth in a farmyard, almost frozen. A cow passed by and crapped on the little sparrow. The sparrow thought it was the end, but the manure warmed him and defrosted his wings. Warm and happy, able to breathe, he started to sing. Just then a large cat came by, and hearing the chirping, investigated the sounds.
The cat cleared away the manure, found the chirping bird, and promptly ate him!
The moral of the story:
1. Everyone who shits on you is not necessarily your enemy.
2. Everyone who gets you out of the shit is not necessarily your friend.
3. And, if you're warm and happy in a pile of shit, keep your mouth shut

That's very good

3dognight

They will be keeping a low profile so that they can have a full moult. This can leave them vulnerable and poor fliers. Moult can take six weeks or so, after which they will be spruced up to face winter.

We have a large amount of feathers in our garden which I've never noticed in other years.

I didn't think of moulting but I know we have a sparrow hawk in the area too.
DH noticed a dead squirrel on the front lawn a couple of days ago and was going to put it in the general waste but I saw three or four rooks having a feast and the squirrel (it could have been a baby) has all but disappeared.

Poor squirrel

All the sparrows are back and completely naughty and bonkers again. There is a lone starling messing about with them too, I have no idea what that is al about but he's very pretty. Very black breast but a fawn coloured head

I wish the bliddy pigeons would join them. Is it just me or are we overrun with them this year?
Grateful to those who advised me on pigeon-proofing my solar panels.
Their ( the pigeons that is, not the Grans) days are numbered
Roll on 25 October ???

We have loads of pigeons too but the gamekeeper does shoot on the back time from time to time which keeps them down. I do think they are then eaten.....as even our farm shop sells pigeon sausages