The Bird Feeder Blog
- Winter Feeding
- Positioning of Bird Boxes
- Attracting birds to your garden
- Bird nuts - a guide
- Birds in the garden at Summer
Winter Feeding
Many of us enjoy our feeders in the winter and watching the birds come and go. Study suggests that leaving feed through the winter will help birds raise bigger and healthier broods next spring! Birds that have access to feeders laid the...
Positioning of Bird Boxes
Nest boxes are best put up during the autumn. Many birds will enter bird boxes during the autumn and winter, looking for a place to roost and often use the same boxes for nesting the following spring. The position of the box depen...
Attracting birds to your garden
I often get asked this, and in truth, it isn’t an exact science as to why some birds regularly visit one garden whilst studiously avoiding another. However, there are ways to encourage a variety of birdlife and ensuring that there is alway...
Bird nuts - a guide
There are different types of nuts that are suitable for various species of birds and it is helpful to feed all garden birds throughout the year with these nuts, not just through the winter months. Please be aware, this is by no means a definitive ...
Birds in the garden at Summer
Ahhh... summer (when it's here!)... It can be particularly enjoyable sitting in a conservatory or sunroom quietly watching the birds flying in and out of the garden. Thought as a keen gardener, growing blueberries and other fruits can be...
Wild bird food
There is a large choice of feeds available that are suitable for every variety of wild bird living in the UK. The first thing to be considered is whether to purchase a ready-made mix of seeds that will provide the majority of birds with some...
Bird feeder accessories
Every garden that wants to encourage a variety of birds will need to invest in a selection of different feeders. For those people with a bird table in their garden, it is always easy to put food directly onto the table – how long it remains ...
Feeding garden birds
Everyone who has even the smallest of gardens can enjoy visits from a wide variety of birds. Even those people that live in flats and have a balcony can find that with a little encouragement the local bird population will call on a regular b...
The importance of water for birds
Water for garden birds is so important: they need it not only for drinking but also for bathing to keep their feathers clean and healthy. Many people will put food out for the birds, but very few will provide a regular supply of clean wate...
What to feed garden birds in Summer
As we enter the summer months, here are a few tips on what to feed your garden birds. It is important to only feed selected foods at this time of year. Please don't use peanuts, home made fat cakes (they go rancid and yucky if ...
