The silvereye is a great bird to watch in the garden. Families of silvereyes may visit the garden daily throughout much of the year.
The silvereye’s establish nesting area’s in pairs from August to February and breed two or three times a year.
The silvereye is sometimes called the “waxeye” or “white-eye”
You will observe them taking turns at the bird table and bird bath in accordance with their own pecking order.
The enjoy feeding on fruit which can be placed in the garden using fruit bird feeders and apple seed feeders. They will also happily feed on crumbs and other scraps placed on the bird table.
The fantail frequently visits the garden, but will rarely be seen on the bird table as it only feeds on live insects.
In the garden fantails are nervous birds but will occasionally come down to the bird bath when other birds have vacated it and enjoy a quick fluttering wash.
Fantails can nest in the garden often in dense vegetation they breed three to five times a year.
The grey warbler prefers to nest quite close to the ground around 2 m up in shrub covered areas. Their nests are constructed using twigs, grasses, moss and spider web.
The grey warbler usually breeds twice a year beginning in September and again in November.
The song thrush is a joy to listen to and observe in the garden.
The song thrush nests two to five times a year from midwinter to midsummer. Young song thrushes tend to follow their parents for several weeks after leaving the nest.
The black bird is a common visitor to gardens, orchards and parkland. Generally blackbirds are ground feeders and enjoy feeding from a ground bird feeder.
They can be enticed to the bird table by offering a half cut apple. You will often see them in the garden rustling through leaves in search of insects, caterpillars, worms and spiders.
