So if you see diseased birds in your garden, the BTO advises that you should stop feeding all together. Something else that Dr Lees advocates is wildlife gardening.

Scientists analysed which birds had been recorded on Garden Bird Feeding Surveys (GBFS) in 1973/74 and 2012/13. They also examined bird food adverts to show how sales of bird food has changed ...

Feeding stations can be dangerous places for garden birds, but there are other ways to help them. Lockdown forced a lot of us to stop. And look at our gardens. Tricia Howlett, a freelance educator ...

The British obsession for feeding birds is causing their beaks to grow longer so they can reach into bird feeders, scientists suspect. Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Feeding the birds that visit our garden has become increasingly popular in recent years. The British Trust for Ornithology estimate that around half of UK householders feed birds in their garden, ...

Warning to anyone feeding birds in gardens this winter of potential harm. The RSPB has stopped selling flat bird feeders because they might be aiding the spread of fatal diseases among finches.

THE Rev. John Lees has recently made observations into the winter feeding hours of robins, blackbirds and blue-tits (British Birds, 41, No. 3 ; March 1948). These were made during the periods ...