I spoil the little feathered blighters. And running an organic garden helps, though I note that our friend the thrush, though eager to scoff apples, doesn't deign to snaffle snails.

If I remember right, you only started feeding them last year, didn't you? Give it a couple of years, and vary the menu a bit, and the word should spread...

I was expecting the woodpigeon to visit, not the collared dove. The latter used to be a regular visitor, but it's been a bit shy through the last year. But there it was - large as life and twice as beautiful.