Can you own cats and still attract birds to the garden?

[Buddleja]

DSs really really really really want a cat.

I'm a big lover of garden birds and at the moment we get a good variety of birds in the garden at various points.

There are cat visitors in our garden - mostly feral ones! Which has seemed to deter the birds but they don't visit as often as a cat who lived here would be here iykwim!

Anyway in a nutshell can you still successfully attract birds to your garden if you own a cat (or cats if DSs get there way!)

absolutely! I have 3 cats and get loads and loads of birds and we only have a small garden

I go out of my way not to attract birds to the garden because the cats will catch and kill them - some cats aren't bothered, but lots are and you have no way of telling when they're kittens. I think you have to decide whether you want a cat more than you want birds - it's not possible to have both.

I've no clue why this post in on twice!!

I've a small garden too florencerusty.

If the boys have their way Hassled it'll be cats over birds!