I put some branches of my red currant bush into a large clear plastic bag to prevent birds. Done a great job, but also some of the fruit has ripened up sooner than on the rest of the bush, so got some early fruit. Delicious. Bagging up a bit more now.
Ours aren't quite ready, not being bagged, but more than enough to share... ;D
Last year a family of blackbirds took up residence in one of my bushes. They did not have to go far to feed the family. ;D They just hopped round the netting, hence the plastic bags. In fact the netting seemed to protect them from the local cats.
How kind of you... to provide cat protection and a restaurant (sp but I can't get my head round it this morning!!) for them ;D