Cheeky house sparrows

[Monika]

We have plenty of house sparrows around us (contrary to the national trend, it appears) - nice to see and hear them but this year they have been a blooming nuisance eating our beetroot, spinach and lettuce seedlings and nibbling the pea leaves. It's happened before but I always thought they were after the water in the leaves in dry periods. As there has been plenty of rain this year, I think they are just doing it for fun. So all the seed beds now have chicken wire netting over them.

[vegpatchmum]

Our house sparrows (also in plentiful supply despite national average) are also partial to the odd strawberry AND oregano leaves

VPM
x

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Monika, exactly the same here, and they battle their way under the netting to get to the crops.

I wonder if they are trying to supplement a food supply that might not be about this year!