If I am on holiday in the UK somewhere, it is usually in a rented cottage in the Welsh, Cornish or Scottish countryside. Taking a bird feeder with me is a priority – it may sometimes bring bird species to the garden that I rarely see at home. My temporary home beside a tidal creek on the River Fal in Cornwall has a tiny garden on the edge of the water. From the windows I have seen a variety of waders and ducks including shelduck, teal and curlew, but the garden has little visiting it apart from dunnocks and a song thrush. A peanut feeder has immediately changed that and within a couple of hours three species of tit and a chaffinch appeared. Garden total so far is only eight species but maybe that will increase as the feeder gets noticed.
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what a great idea! I also take a portable moth trap sometimes – amazing what you can find that the locals had no idea about!