Expert Wild Bird Feeding Tips

I'm sure the plants as well as the birds, insects and other wildlife have been pleased with the weather during the past week. The birds certainly adapt to the weather...

Spiders – you either love them or loathe them or possibly just tolerate them. Whichever category you fall in you’re bound to come across them whether it’s while you’re gardening...

You may be surprised to discover that butterflies are around during the winter but just in different forms. Unlike mammals, who are warm blooded, butterflies are cold-blooded and rely on...

We like to think we know a thing or two about bird seed. We’ve been cleaning, handcrafting, and mixing bird feed for eighty-five years! We’re still learning of course, but...

Suet is a firm favourite with garden birds and is available in many different shapes and sizes and is usually readily available. Fat balls help to support metabolism and provide...

One of the rarer sightings in my garden this week was of a pair of goldfinches. They came into one of the flower beds and seemed to be taking seeds...

Mealworms, whether live or dried are one of the most important things you can feed to your garden birds at any time of the year. Mealworms are the larvae form...

What can be better than an all-year-round feeder?  A bird table is certainly that. If you’re looking for a new bird table, then there’s a few things to think about....

Our high-quality suet can be placed in a bespoke suet feeder, fed from a bird table, chopped up and fed from the ground or squeezed into the bark of a...

Peanuts remain one of the cleanest and easiest ways to attract and feed garden birds. And if you’re feeding peanuts, you should feed them from a good quality peanut feeder...

Suet is a great provider of calories for garden birds.  Unlike humans, birds need a high intake of fat to give them energy. This is especially important during the cold...

The past month or so has been very dry in Kent with hardly any rain, so a sharper shower yesterday evening was certainly most welcome. I think the birds have...

When recruiting for bird food champions to join us here at Haith’s we always look for that special someone.  A great personality, enthusiastic, good at timekeeping are all the usual...

Fresh water for garden birds is essential. Not only for hydration but water can also help birds to select their preferred foods. The two main reasons birds need clean water...

Niger or Nyjer seed has been on our product list for decades – since the 1930’s to be exact. It has unique tonic properties and is packed with oil which...

The Blue Tit is a small acrobatic species and is very easily identified, as it is the only British bird with a blue crown. It is a common (but always...

There have been plenty of birds in the garden during the past week of all descriptions. The small birds have included blue tits and great tits, the robins and sparrows....

Bird seed is much the same as bird food you may think. However, bird food can not only mean bird seed mixes but hand-crafted soft foods for garden birds. So,...

Attract a wide range of birds to your garden with a hanging bird feeder. This type of bird feeder will cater for birds that don’t like to forage on the...

We all love to see a Robin Red Breast in our gardens. Whatever life's challenges, how do you feel when you catch a glimpse of a Robin bobbing along in...

Squirrels get a mixed reception. Many people love them many people loathe them. Whether you’re a lover or a loather, squirrels are part of many people’s lives. Familiar to everyone,...

Now spring is well underway, garden birds are very busy building nests to lay their eggs and raise their family during the coming months. Different birds, however, make different types...

The weather over the last week or so has certainly been pleasant enough here in Kent with no rain, a fair amount of sunshine and some pleasantly warm days. I...

Bird feeding is an enjoyable hobby and is suitable for all age groups.  From young children with their first bird feeder to a bird feeding veteran we can all gain...

There are lots of bird feeders of different styles, designs and sizes on the market, so you may think to yourself which is the best one for my garden and...

The results are in, and some number crunching has been done! A big pat on the back to everyone that took part in this year’s survey. Taking the lead and...

Let's take a quick look at some of the popular bird feed keywords to help newcomers navigate this rewarding hobby:  Bird That's how this all starts - what's that bird?...

This week I have added a new bird feeding station to the garden which is in addition to the other feeders and the bird table that I already have in...

After some real spring days last week here in Kent with the temperature up to 18 Celsius, into the 60s in Fahrenheit, and plenty of sunshine, this week has seen...

With the days becoming longer and so more opportunities for the birds to feed and possibly now in some cases extra beaks to feed too, I don't think I have...

This time of year a week in the garden or the countryside makes a great deal of difference and in the past week or so, bushes which just had fat...

During the past week the pair of squirrels have been busy eating peanuts and burying some in the garden and this is where my first amusing story for the week...

Mosses are to be found almost everywhere in Britain- in towns and cities (see previous blog) as well as in villages; on trees, on the ground, on walls, on roofs;...

The past week has brought stormy weather too much of the country at one time or another and here in Kent we had a very windy day last Friday and...

Bird activity at my feeders has been high through the past week and I’ve had my usual visitors to the garden including the feral pigeons.Another new mainly white pigeon has...

It has been a busy week with bird activity in the garden and they are noticeably coming earlier in the morning and staying later in the afternoon.I don’t have to...

Spring – luckily – is on the horizon and although we can’t believe that it’s nesting season again, it’s one of our favourite times of the year. How can anyone...

A couple of days ago I was delighted to see one redwing in the garden, as that was my first sighting of one of them for about 10 months.Unfortunately, the...

The past few days have certainly brought what you could almost describe as spring-like weather and temperatures.I have been able to work in the garden with just a light jacket...

During the past week it has been frosty most mornings with white hoar frost on the grass and ice in the bird bath saucers, so I’ve had to add to...

Spring and summer, usually the warmest months, are when the majority of us faithfully supply our garden birds with fresh water for drinking and bathing. By this time of year,...

Over the Christmas period as I mentioned in a recent blog, I was putting out extra food in the garden that was scraps of chicken, sausage meat and so on...

Firstly, a Happy New Year to all who read my bird blogs.I think the birds have been spoilt over the Christmas and New Year period with plenty of extra treats...

I haven’t had any hawks in the garden as far as I know although possibly a sparrow hawk has been on a couple of occasions recently, as the birds all...

The past week has brought some strong winds again and further heavy rain to Kent but despite that, the birds in the garden have been enjoying the birdbath saucers.The starlings...

Since 1980 the UK and Europe have seen large scale population declines in around 600 million breeding birds, according to a new study by scientists from the RSPB, BirdLife International...

The past week has brought some very cold weather and also Storm Arwen.The birds seem to cope very well with the blustery conditions which in Kent weren’t as bad as...

Although there has been some very welcome late autumn sunshine in the last few days and indeed some days have had clear blue skies, it has certainly turned much colder...

It has to be said that the past seven days have been fairly routine as far as the birds in the garden are concerned. haithsGenerally the biggest number of birds...

The past week has not brought very much sunshine to Kent and some damp weather too but it’s not been as cold.However, it is noticeable that the birds are now...

My peanut feeder seemed to be going down very quickly in recent days and although I knew there was at least one squirrel coming and sometimes two, flipping the lid...

We’re just a couple of days to go until the clocks go back as I write and the mornings are noticeably darker just now, but just as it’s getting light...

Tuesday, 26th October 2021 We all know that weeds have been a burden for gardeners for hundreds of years, but should we start to see them in a new light? They are...

There have been a couple of warmer days this past week with a fair amount of sunshine and you could be forgiven for thinking that we’re not into the third...

Before the Industrial Revolution, the UK was covered in dense forests that covered much more of the countryside than they do now. These massive areas of wilderness were home to...

In a blog a few weeks ago I commented that the squirrel was coming for peanuts but was chewing them through the mesh of the feeder and wasn’t copying a...

In recent blogs I have mentioned that the jackdaws seem to have returned now we’ve moved into autumn and three are regular visitors at various times of the day at...

Thursday, 30th September 2021 We love all nature at Haith’s, even if that garden visitor has two, four or even more legs - or no legs at all - but we do...

In the past few days there has been some rain in Kent and Sunday was the last really warm day when I could safely go out without a jacket on.It...