Tips for Happier Birds
Here are some tips on feeding birds in your garden, you can also get some great advice from the RSPB website, including how to make a bird bath.
Our top tips and advice for happy birds!
Cats love birds!!
Ensure your feeders and bird tables are far enough from cat hiding places, but near enough to trees or bushes so that birds can make a dash for cover in case of Sparrowhawk attacks.
Fresh water
Birds get very thirsty so enusre there is always fresh water for them to drink and bathe in
Fresh water
Birds get very thirsty so enusre there is always fresh water for them to drink and bathe in
Nesting
Help birds make their home in your garden by putting up at least one nest box for them
Tit bits
Feel free to put out any old kitchen scraps but try and avoid any salted or highly spiced foods
Not too much...
Don’t put too much feed out at any one time to make sure that it stays fresh and dry
Mix it up
Want some variety? Different birds like different feeds, so the more feeds and feeding accessories you use, the better.
Keep it clean
Birds catch diseases, too!! Remember to clean bird tables, feeders and water baths regularly using mild disinfectant and rinsing well with clean water.
Maximise the potential
Use a wide range of ground and hanging feeders as well as bird tables to maximise the amount of birds coming to feed and visit your garden.
Timing is everything
Feed the birds in the morning and then again in the afternoon
Don't stop
If you start feeding birds, Don’t stop – even in warm weather. Your birds will come to rely on your daily feeds.
Change it up
Move feeders and tables every now and again to avoid build-up of unhygenic deposits
It's a virtue
Have patience, birds may take a little time to be confident enough to settle and feed in your garden.
The whole nut
To prevent the risk of young birds choking on nuts only put out the whole peanuts in a mesh feeder.