For garden birds, finding food becomes increasingly difficult as trees lose their leaves, berries disappear, and insects burrow underground. Additionally, urbanization further complicates their survival. Let’s explore how to properly feed and support birds during the winter season.
Providing garden birds with food they would naturally find in the wild, but which becomes scarce during winter and in urban areas, is crucial. Offer them high-energy foods that help maintain their body temperature during cold nights.
How to Feed Birds in Winter
Starting in November, supply garden birds with seeds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, etc. This way, they’ll identify your garden as a reliable feeding spot.
When to Feed Garden Birds?
In principle, birds can be fed year-round.
In the past, people only fed birds during harsh winters when snow-covered ground made it difficult for them to find food. However, due to the decline in insects and reduced habitats, many ornithologists now recommend feeding birds throughout the year. This contributes to bird conservation and supports local biodiversity.
What Food Should You Offer to Birds?
Birds have diverse dietary needs, including seeds, grains, fruits, and insects. The food you provide during winter should meet as many of these natural dietary requirements as possible.
- Sunflower seeds and mixed grains are an excellent base, as they satisfy most garden birds, especially finches and sparrows.
- Oat flakes coated with fat are suitable for many species, including robins, blackbirds, thrushes, starlings, wrens, nuthatches, and tits.
- Unsulfured raisins are particularly appreciated by berry-eating birds such as blackbirds, thrushes, and starlings.
In winter, high-fat seeds or special fat balls are ideal to help birds maintain their body temperature.
At the end of winter, switch to protein-rich foods, as adult birds need these for egg production, and young birds require them to build strong muscles.
Be Cautious About Harmful Foods
Processed food scraps can be harmful to birds. Likewise, bread doesn’t help garden birds, especially if it contains milk or butter, which they cannot digest (dairy products can even have a laxative effect). Salt is also harmful, and margarine or oils can reduce the waterproofing of their feathers.
Spread Food in Multiple Garden Locations.
By distributing food in various spots, you prevent dominant species, such as blackbirds, from scaring away smaller ones. Some birds prefer feeding on the ground, while others like to eat from a feeding platform, net, or bird feeder.
Provide Sheltered Roosting Spots
Offer your feathered friends a birdhouse where they can spend the coldest nights. Blue tits and great tits, in particular, will seek shelter during bad weather.
Ensure the birdhouse is wind and waterproof. Hang it in a stable, quiet location without obstacles in the flight path. Also, make sure it’s out of reach of cats.
Plant Shrubs for Shelter
To delight birds, plant shrubs such as rowan, holly, hawthorn, rosehips, or blackberries. These shrubs offer shelter and nesting sites in spring and delicious berries in autumn.
Provide Water
In autumn and winter, birds need more than just food. It’s also essential to provide water throughout the year. During freezing weather, regularly refresh the water to prevent it from freezing.
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