Bird Care

Bird Food

Seed & Nut Feeders

Other Feeders

Bird Tables

Bird Baths

Nesting Boxes

Birdie Bits and pieces

Encouraging garden birds

Feed the birds
It's really worthwhile feeding garden birds especially when natural supplies of bird food are scarce during the winter months. However, feeding garden birds offers other benefits too. Not only do garden birds provide great entertainment, but a larger garden bird population will mean more garden birds to feed on garden pests. Once you start feeding garden birds, make sure you continue to put out bird food supplies until after fledglings have left the nest - better still feed garden birds all year round. The best way to feed garden birds is to place special wild bird seed on a bird table where the feathered visitors can feed in safety, out of reach of predators. Acrobatic garden birds, such as tits and finches, prefer their food to be suspended from a tree or disused hanging basket bracket in a bird feeder. A few garden birds, such as the pied wagtail, prefer feeding on the lawn - so scatter a little food here too. Position the bird table or bird feeder in the open, but near enough to the house so you can view the comings and goings in comfort through the window, yet close enough to a shrubbery so that shy birds have the courage to visit your bird table.
Bird baths
Garden birds also need a reliable supply of fresh water during the winter. A bird bath is an ideal way to provide this and makes an attractive feature too. Remember to top up the water daily and remove any ice during cold snaps during the winter months.
Nest boxes
With over 100,000 miles of hedgerow lost over the last 50 years, many of Britain's birds are now reliant on ordinary gardens for suitable nesting sites. These days, you can get a wide range of bird nest boxes specifically designed to attract particular types of birds. You can even buy one with a built-in camera so that you can see how the fledglings are developing in the nest box without disturbing them.

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