This coming Saturday is the RSPB’s annual Feed the Birds Day, where we ask everyone to put out food and clean water for the birds to help them survive the cold winter months.
When the clocks go back this weekend and the temperatures start to fall, many garden birds will face starvation as there’s less natural food around for them to eat so they desperately need your help.
Fairburn Ings has a fantastic range of bird food and feeders in our shop and if you need any advice on what to buy why not pop in and we will happily answer any of your queries. There is a great discount on the big (12.75kg) bags of birdfood.
If you feed the birds already, then a big thank you from us and the birds. If you don’t, then please start. Buying off-the-shelf seed and other food is best, but if you are struggling in these financially difficult times you can still help by feedind the birds leftovers from the kitchen such as rice, pasta, unsalted bacon rind, porridge oats, raisins and bread (moistened).
The RSPB’s homepage (www.rspb.org.uk) now features a video explaining how to make your very own food to feed the birds and if you go to www.rspb.org.uk/feedthebirds you can request a FREE Feed the Birds Day information pack, offering lots of advice.
This Saturday, our friendly staff and volunteers will be on hand to offer advice about bird food and feeders from 11am until 3pm. The shop will also be doing demos of these and there will a craft table to make your own suet feeders.
Hi Isaac, you can find loads of recipes in the pack Beki mentioned in her blog above. If you register on the website www.rspb.org.uk/feedthebirds they'll send you this pack free in the post! Have fun watching the birds in your garden
i am going to put out lots of food like holding a dinner party for them
but where can i get recipes from