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Hi David and welcome to the forum. Firstly, I can understand your frustration regarding cats, many of the other forum members have similar problems and have tried a number of different ways to reduce the impact. However, please be aware that throwing bricks at them isn't wise. Any deterrents you...

Hi I have updated the posters and they are now ready for printing. Basically I had to amend a sentence and delete the blue logo. As you can read below, Doggie has managed a way for the community to download them in pdf. Click on the blue writing and each file will open. 8611.poster cat update...

There has to be SOME way of stopping a family member's pet cat from killing all the local wildlife. Said family member lives in an absolute wildlife haven on a river bank surrounded by wonderful countryside. Some of you might remember the Nightjar that turned up in the garden which I posted a...

Hi Susie, I noticed that on the identify this thread that the general consensus is Dunlin, tough one to call given the angle of the birds head but the beak does look quite long which would favour dunlin! I think little stint has been reported from Dungeness recently though, bird on the left looks like...

You can read some of Chris Packhams comments here . Please note that his comments relate to 200 million animal deaths a year, not just birds. Cats will hunt and kill frogs, small rodents and even bats during the night, they are effective predators in low light conditions and often do most of their damage...

My friend and I love cats but right now we could happily strangle one of our neighbour's cats, who keeps coming into our garden to eye up all the birds who come to eat off the feeders we have out for them. We've chased him away countless times but he keeps on returning and sadly we can't...

Much of our time over the last week has been spent advising people who have come across young birds that have got into trouble, here are a few of the regular problems being encountered! Window collisions The reflection of the sky or garden in windows can fool many birds into thinking they can fly...

Regarding the absence of birds being due to cats, this could be another mis-conception. We have two cats (one too old to hunt), and there are perhaps another four in the immediate locality, who only seem to visit when ours are locked in at night. We have hundreds of birds visiting our garden daily, where...

Hi. I have a good tall bird feeding station on my patio which is used quite a bit by various birds, Im pleased to say. I also recently bought a ground feeder tray for blackbirds, robins, chaffinches, etc to use, but I've found that several cats in the area like to come and eat all the food I put...

Hi Mrs Mac, this is a common problem for cat owners. Collars with bells on aren't always effective but they are certainly worth trying. The Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) do recommend against elastic collars because some can stretch to allow the cat to fit its paw through. This could cause an injury...

Now the swifts are here we almost have a full complement of our summer migrants. However keep an eye out for spotted flycatchers and house martins as we have not heard of many sightings so far this year. Please remember to record your sightings on the Birdtrack website. Its also a great time to look...

My favourite pic of Leni looking cute in the sink Dec08.

Leni and Meggie on the worktop (they're not allowed on the worktop) Dec08. A joke for people who know Scottish hills - we were going to call them Craig and Meggie, until we decided you can't call a cat Craig...

Leni and Meggie in the sink Dec08. Why are cats so fascinated with running water? Leni would sit under the tap and I would imagine him thinking "why is there water running off my ears?"