Garden Birds

Discover Nutritional Needs of Common Birds
Discover Nutritional Needs of Common Birds
What You Need to Know Improper feeding is the leading cause of disease and death in pet birds, accounting for 80-90% of bird diseases. Birds require a balanced diet rich... Read more...
Attract Birds Year-Round: Top Garden Feeders Guide
Attract Birds Year-Round: Top Garden Feeders Guide
Welcome to our guide on bird feeders for year-round garden visitors! This article will help you choose the right feeders to attract different birds to your yard. Garden birds make... Read more...
Space-Saving Bird Tables: Perfect for Small Gardens
Space-Saving Bird Tables: Perfect for Small Gardens
Bird tables are a great way to attract birds to your garden, even if you don't have much space. This article will show you some space-saving bird table options that... Read more...
Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeders: Protect Your Garden Birds' Food
Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeders: Protect Your Garden Birds' Food
Squirrels raiding bird feeders is a common problem for garden bird enthusiasts. These clever creatures can quickly empty feeders meant for our feathered friends. Let's explore some effective ways to... Read more...
How to Choose the Best Wildlife Camera
Are you a wildlife enthusiast who wants to see what happens in your garden when you're not around? Perhaps, you like us, want to find out where shoes are mysteriously disappearing every night? Then you need to read this article. We're reviewing the best wildlife cameras currently available in the UK, with a buying guide as well as a few of the most frequently asked questions Read more...
Should You Feed Garden Birds All Year Round?
When to feed garden birdsYou can start to feed birds at any time of the year. It is easy to create a feeding station in your back garden, whether using a tree to hang bird feeders or, making or purchasing a bird table. There are many options available.Thoughts often turn to the perils facing garden birds during the cold winter months, but birds benefit from food supplies all year round.  In the cold winter months, the struggle for survival is obviously heightened when the temperature drops. Birds use up fat... Read more...
How to Feed Birds Without Attracting Rats
How to Feed Birds Without Attracting Rats
Lots of people worry about attracting rats by putting out bird food. Learn how to minimise the risks. Read more...
Getting Wild Birds In Your Garden Part 1
Getting Wild Birds In Your Garden Part 1
It’s always a pleasure to watch birds in the garden.  But why is one garden full of birds whilst its neighbour has none? How do you get wild birds into your... Read more...
Getting Wild Birds into Your Garden Pt 2
Getting Wild Birds into Your Garden: Nesting and Nurturing.Why is one garden full of wild birds whilst its neighbour gets no feathered visitors at all?It’s all about offering birds what they need and making them feel safe and welcome.If you’ve been following the advice in Part 1 of this series for a couple of weeks and putting out food and water every day you should have some birds coming to feed in your garden by now.But are they treating your garden more like a  fast food joint than a home? ... Read more...
How to feed birds without attracting rats >>REDIRECTED<<
There's no denying that if you feed birds in your garden, you run the risk of attracting rats. But there are plenty of simple strategies you can put in place to keep the birds happy and keep the rats away.In this article, we are going to show you how.Do Rats Even Like Bird Food?Sadly the answer to this is a big "Yes!"Rats will eat almost anything. But the seeds nuts and grubs birds enjoy are ratty favourites.There is a myth that if you mix chilli powder or flakes with your... Read more...
What Do Blue Tits Eat? >>REDIRECTED<<
British blue tits eat a wide range of foods in the wild including caterpillars, beetles. Aphids and larvae of flies.  They also enjoy fruit, seeds and berries.If you want to feed bluetits in your garden choose fat balls, peanuts and sunflower seeds.One of our best-loved garden birds, blue tits are a pleasure to have around.Their stunning colouring, cheerful song and cheeky antics in the garden make them great entertainers.We still have a large population of bluetits in the UK. So it shouldn’t be difficult to attract these lovely little birds... Read more...
Garden Birds In Autumn | What To Expect And How To Help
Garden Birds In Autumn | What To Expect And How To Help
Autumn can be a confusing time for garden bird lovers. The weather is getting colder, the leaves are falling from the trees, but the birds who’ve entertained you all summer... Read more...
Which Birds Eat Sunflower Seeds? 3 Types, Which is Best For Your Birds
Which Birds Eat Sunflower Seeds? 3 Types, Which is Best For Your Birds
Which birds eat sunflower seeds? A better question might be which birds don’t! Sunflower seeds and sunflower hearts are a real favourite for garden birds including blue tits, sparrows, dunnocks,... Read more...
This Year's Donation Goes To Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital
This Year's Donation Goes To Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital
This year our customers helped us raise an amazing £2,000 for animal welfare charities. A share of that donation goes to Brent Lodge Animal Hospital. Read more...
What To Feed Garden Birds In Winter | Why Winter Feeding Saves Lives
What To Feed Garden Birds In Winter | Why Winter Feeding Saves Lives
In winter our garden birds face a double whammy of challenges: it’s cold, so they need more food to keep up their energy and fat reserves. And at the same... Read more...
8 DIY Bird Feeder Projects | Fun Feeders to Make At Home ( + one to Avoid!)
8 DIY Bird Feeder Projects | Fun Feeders to Make At Home ( + one to Avoid!)
The more bird feeders you have the more birds you can attract to your garden by offering a greater variety of food and more “tables” in your garden bird restaurant.... Read more...
Introducing The Crow Family | No Need for Unkindness, Or Murder!
Introducing The Crow Family | No Need for Unkindness, Or Murder!
The Crow or Corvid family worldwide is made up of around 40 species, with eight species breeding in the UK. Crows have been classed as nuisance birds, blamed for destroying... Read more...
The Goldfinch | Your Essential Guide to The European Goldfinch
The Goldfinch | Your Essential Guide to The European Goldfinch
Did you know a group of goldfinches is called a “charm”? With its bright feathers, lovely song and entertaining antics there could hardly be a better name for these fabulous... Read more...
Birds Of Prey UK | Your Essential Guide To Britain's Top 10 Raptors
Birds Of Prey UK | Your Essential Guide To Britain's Top 10 Raptors
Birds of Prey are some of the most majestic wildlife we have here in the UK. In the late 20th century many species were driven to the brink of extinction.... Read more...
8 Ways To Attract Invertebrates To Your Garden | Yes You Really Do Want To Encourage Bugs!
8 Ways To Attract Invertebrates To Your Garden | Yes You Really Do Want To Encourage Bugs!
Gardeners and farmers have spent decades waging war on many of our native invertebrates. Now we know that invertebrates have a vital role to play in a healthy ecosystem. They... Read more...
Keeping Starlings Off Your Bird Feeders | And Why You May Not Want To
Keeping Starlings Off Your Bird Feeders | And Why You May Not Want To
Starlings are supremely gregarious and sociable birds who spend much of the year living in large flocks. If one of these flocks descends on your bird feeders or decides to... Read more...
When Do Birds Moult? Why Our Garden Birds Lose Their Feathers
When Do Birds Moult? Why Our Garden Birds Lose Their Feathers
Although some birds moult throughout the year, August is prime moulting time for UK garden birds. It’s after the breeding season, before migration (for those that do) and the weather... Read more...
Which Birds Eat Insects? And How Best To Help Them In Your Garden
Which Birds Eat Insects? And How Best To Help Them In Your Garden
Gardeners are always happy to see insect-eating birds. Anything that helps control the black fly, aphids and caterpillars which can ruin our flowers and munch through young veg is welcome.... Read more...
Where Do Garden Birds Sleep At Night?
Where Do Garden Birds Sleep At Night?
Though our garden birds spent their days flitting through low branches, hopping around the lawn and handing off our feeders this isn't where they choose to spend their nights. All... Read more...
How To Help Baby Birds In Your Garden
How To Help Baby Birds In Your Garden
Seeing, or more likely hearing the first baby birds in the garden each year, is such a treat. But what if you see a young bird without its parents? What... Read more...
How Best To Feed Ground Feeding Birds
How Best To Feed Ground Feeding Birds
This sounds like a bit of a silly question at first. Ground feeding birds - put some feed on the ground, right? Well, you can simply throw some food on... Read more...
The Best Binoculars For Bird Watching | How To Choose
The Best Binoculars For Bird Watching | How To Choose
Birdwatching is so much better with a pair of binoculars to hand. You can get up close, see the colours and the detail, understand so much more about behaviour. But... Read more...
How To Feed Blackbirds But Not Pigeons | It's Easier Than You Think!
How To Feed Blackbirds But Not Pigeons | It's Easier Than You Think!
Pigeons are big birds, and they eat A LOT! Giving other birds a chance to feed when you have pigeons around can be a challenge. There are lots of pigeon-proof... Read more...
Do Squirrels Hibernate?
Do Squirrels Hibernate?
In the late summer and autumn, squirrels seem to be everywhere in our local woods: flying through the trees, sitting bold as brass in the middle of paths nibbling on... Read more...
What Do Blackbirds Eat?
What Do Blackbirds Eat?
With their beautiful song, glossy black plumage and striking yellow beaks we all love a blackbird, they a welcome sight in any garden. Providing their favourite foods is probably the... Read more...
How To Make Your Own Suet Balls.
How To Make Your Own Suet Balls.
t's easy and cheap enough to buy suet balls or fat cakes for the birds. But if like me, your waistline won't stand any more home baking, or you need... Read more...
What Do Squirrels Eat?
What Do Squirrels Eat?
Nuts, nuts, nuts! This is what we think squirrels eat right? Well, they do eat nuts. But nuts are certainly not the only thing on the squirrel menu or even... Read more...
Which Birds Eat Mealworms?
Which Birds Eat Mealworms?
I can hear some of you going "eeeuuugh!" at the very mention of mealworms. But this tasty little snack is loved by many of our native birds. And as part... Read more...
What do Wood Pigeons Eat?
What do Wood Pigeons Eat?
Love them or loathe them, the wood pigeon, (Columba Palumbus), is a common sight in most of our gardens. Once a shy, woodland bird wood pigeons are thriving in the... Read more...
Can Birds Eat Porridge Oats?
Can Birds Eat Porridge Oats?
Offering a variety of food to your garden birds is beneficial for their health and will help attract different birds species to your garden. But which foods are good to... Read more...
Best Bird Tables to Buy in 2025
Best Bird Tables For 2025 | 6 of the Best Handmade Bird Tables to Get Birds to your Garden Fast
A bird table is key to attracting birds to your garden. It's a garden focal point, a source of endless entertainment. But how to choose? If you are looking for... Read more...
How To Make A Bird Table
How To Make A Bird Table
In this article, we take you through the options you need to consider before you start work on making a bird table. The materials and tools you will need. We... Read more...
How Do I Get Birds To Nest In My Garden
How Do I Get Birds To Nest In My Garden
When birds choose where to nest, it's a bit like when we choose where to live. We are looking at the house for sure, but we are also looking at... Read more...
How To Photograph Garden Birds
How To Photograph Garden Birds
Taking photographs of the birds in your garden can actually be a great place to start with wildlife photography. Although you could spend some money on a good camera, with... Read more...
What Birds Can I See in The Garden In Winter?
What Birds Can I See in The Garden In Winter?
Though the plants in your garden might not be putting on much of a show during the winter months, the bird table certainly is. With our year-round residents joined by... Read more...
What Should I Put on My Bird Table?
What Should I Put on My Bird Table?
This is a question we often get from new bird table owners. What is best to put on your bird table to attract a good range of birds? What will... Read more...
The Best Christmas Gifts for Bird Lovers
The Best Christmas Gifts for Bird Lovers
If you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet now is the time. If you're shopping for a garden bird enthusiast, then we could have just the thing for you. Read... Read more...
What Do Robins Eat?
What Do Robins Eat?
One of our most popular garden birds, the robin is always a welcome visitor, especially in winter when his red breast brightens up the scene. The feisty little robin copes... Read more...
11 Top Shrubs With Berries for British Birds
11 Top Shrubs With Berries for British Birds
With autumn here and winter on the way, the ground will soon be too hard for worm digging and insects are getting scarce. Berries are a vital source of food... Read more...
Why Do We Need Bird Feeders?
Why Do We Need Bird Feeders?
Bird tables have been around since the 1800s. And people have been putting food out on the ground for birds in their gardens for hundreds of years. And now we... Read more...
How To Clean a Bird Table
How To Clean a Bird Table
If you have been successful in attracting lots of birds to your bird table, you will find it gets grubby pretty quickly and will need regular cleaning to keep it... Read more...
Who’s Who of British Garden Birds
Who’s Who of British Garden Birds
When you start to garden for wildlife, and put out food and water for the birds, you will start to notice a huge range of different feather visitors coming to... Read more...
Where to Place a Bird Bath
Where to Place a Bird Bath
Ornithologists will tell you that providing fresh water for birds is probably more important than providing food. It can attract a broader range of species to your garden and will... Read more...
Where To Place a Bird Table?
Where To Place a Bird Table?
Positioning your bird table correctly can have a massive impact on how much the birds use it, and how much you enjoy it. So it's important to take some time... Read more...
How Did Grey Squirrels First Get to The UK?
How Did Grey Squirrels First Get to The UK?
The grey squirrel is now classed as an Invasive Alien species in the UK. It’s thought of as a major pest and blamed for the destruction of our native red... Read more...