Only male Blackbirds!

[Box Brownie]

The past many weeks the male Blackbirds have had some territorial tussling and much beautiful singing. ....

But we have not seen a/any female blackbirds for many, many months

Over the past 10 & more years we have had a pair either nesting in our garden or nearby. However, with the absence of the female(s) this year ot seems that will not be happening again, yet?

I wonder if anyone else has noticed a similar change this year?

 

[russellsnr]

Hi, actually we have a nest in the garden for the first time and has eggs, although we have had a pair feeding for 3 years but never nested also Blue tits in the box for the 3rd year on the trot.
Russ.

 

[Gav.]

May be the females don't like the local male(s) behaviour and have left

On topic.. I have noticed the males out number the females here recently, the good news is we have a pair of fledglings with the adults in toe

 

[turbotoes]

We seem to have equal numbers in the Blackbird department but our male House sparrows appears to outnumber the females by quite some margin. That's not just recent sightings either, though I assume the females are all egg sitting just now.

 

[Old Stoat]

Here in Surrey, there are few female blackbirds to be seen, and lots of males singing, presumably trying to tempt any unattached females.