Some simple advice on bird feeding

      To print & pin on your notice board for reference:

      The Garden Bird Feeding Year

       Winter: November - March

      Fat: all the fats that are so bad for humans – the fat you pour out of the roasting and the grill pans; also suet and lard. These are ‘high energy’ foods that help birds build up and maintain the reserves they need for the cold weather.
      Seeds:
      Peanuts
      Black sunflower seeds
      Sunflower hearts
      Nyjer seeds
      Millet
      Flaked maize
      Pinhead oatmeal

      (Make up mixes of fat and seeds in small
      ceramic dishes to put on the birdtable)

      Bread
      Cooked potatoes.
      Cooked rice.
      Currants, raisins and sultanas
      Fruit – half eaten or bruised too.
      Grated cheese.
      Mealworms

                Summer: April - October

             High protein foods for while birds are mating, nest building, incubating
             feeding chicks and also moulting and preparing to migrate: 

             Black sunflower seeds
             Pinhead oatmeal
             Water soaked currants, sultanas & raisins
             Grated cheese
             Mealworms
             Waxworms
             Fruit
             Seed mixes without peanuts
             Peanuts should only be fed in feeders with small mesh, so birds
             cannot take whole nuts on which their young would choke.
            

 

Try to establish a feeding routine, your birds will learn when to come to the table

Remember to top up your bird bath, the water evaporates in hot weather

 

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