No birds at the feeders!

I have three seed-feeders in my garden that have been regularly visited by birds for years. This January I was away for a coupl of weeks so they didn't get topped up in that time,but that's happened before. This year, however, since I refilled the feeders in early February, the birds have ignored them. Usually there are various finches and tits all year round, but in the last month .... nothing! I cleaned out and refilled the sunflower feeder in case the seeds were mouldy, but still no interest.
Could this be due to the mild weather? I'm at a loss to think why there's suddenly no demand for food.
Could this be due to the mild weather? I'm at a loss to think why there's suddenly no demand for food.
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A A Milne
I think because of the mild weather.
We have seen several species with nesting materials. There are a lot of greenfly already, birds are still visiting but not in the usual numbers. They are also feeding from the ground, insects, bugs and seen the blackbirds pulling worms, the ground has not been frozen.
It is not always predators that scare them. A very feisty blackbird or robin might keep them away if they choose to nest nearby.
A possibility is while you were away someone else had started feeding birds in the neighbourhood. So they get used to going elsewhere and don't visit you as much or at all. And dare I say, sorry, but they might even be feeding some things preferential over your offerings. Or a better reliable water supply might be part of the cause.