🌳 Garden Birds
Turn your garden into a haven for wild birds. Here's how to feed them, the feeders to use, and the species you can attract depending on your region. (Garden birds are wild — we help you attract them and supply everything you need.)
🍽️ How to feed garden birds
Get the food and feeders right and the birds will come. Here are the essentials.
The best foods
Black-oil sunflower & sunflower hearts, nyjer (for finches), suet & fat balls, unsalted peanuts, mealworms and fruit.
The right feeders
Tube seed feeders, nyjer feeders, suet cages, peanut feeders and a ground tray — offer variety to attract more species.
Fresh water
A clean, shallow bird bath year-round is as important as food — for drinking and bathing.
Keep it clean
Clean feeders & baths regularly and move them occasionally to prevent the spread of disease.
Safe placement
Site feeders near cover but clear of ambush points, and away from windows to avoid collisions.
Feed by season
High-energy fats in winter; in nesting season offer feeders (not whole peanuts) and plenty of protein.
🇪🇺 Common garden visitors — Europe
Set up sunflower hearts, nyjer, suet & a bird bath.
European Robin
Loves mealworms — famously friendly.
Blue Tit
Adores sunflower hearts & fat balls.
Great Tit
A bold visitor to seed feeders.
European Goldfinch
Crazy for nyjer & sunflower hearts.
Chaffinch
Feeds on the ground under feeders.
Blackbird
Loves fruit, mealworms & ground seed.
Wren
Insect-lover — leave a wild corner.
Bullfinch
Shy beauty fond of seeds & buds.
🇺🇸 Common feeder birds — North America
Black-oil sunflower, nyjer, suet & orange halves work wonders.
Northern Cardinal
Loves black-oil sunflower & safflower.
Blue Jay
A bold jay that adores peanuts.
Black-capped Chickadee
A tame feeder favourite.
American Goldfinch
A nyjer & sunflower specialist.
American Robin
A fruit & mealworm lover.
Tufted Titmouse
A peanut & sunflower fan.
Baltimore Oriole
Offer orange halves & grape jelly.
Downy Woodpecker
A suet-feeder regular.