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Homebird

I enjoy watching birds visiting my garden. Whilst I was having lunch I saw goldfinches on the seed feeder. It reminded me of when we got Niger seeds to attract them (I read they like them)and never saw any. Then one day they started visiting the mixed seed. I love listening to their song too, as they will sit on our roof and sing for a long while.

I also enjoy a regular walk locally with trees between the path and houses and often stop to watch a robin or blackbirds.

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  • Hello Homebird,

    I don't put out food out for birds in my garden but I do grow plants which are native to the UK; as they have seeds, berries and buds the wild birds like to eat. 

    I also grow a low hedge of lavender near my kitchen window and leave the dry seed heads on the plants until March.  The Goldfinches love visiting those seeds (sometimes up to 12 birds at the same time.  The location of the lavender means I sometimes manage to see the birds eating the seeds as I am cooking or washing up.

    I also make sure there is water available in the garden all year round.

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  • Hello Homebird,

    I don't put out food out for birds in my garden but I do grow plants which are native to the UK; as they have seeds, berries and buds the wild birds like to eat. 

    I also grow a low hedge of lavender near my kitchen window and leave the dry seed heads on the plants until March.  The Goldfinches love visiting those seeds (sometimes up to 12 birds at the same time.  The location of the lavender means I sometimes manage to see the birds eating the seeds as I am cooking or washing up.

    I also make sure there is water available in the garden all year round.

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  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    That is wonderful that you have natural food. I grow quite a few of my own plants from seed and hoped sunflowers would produce seeds for the birds, but they seem to rot after they flower. I didn't realise birds liked lavender seeds. Thanks for the advice about leaving the seeds.

    We are working on a native hedge, hoping to eventually have berries. We also have a pile of branches from the trees in a wooden slatted structure made from old wood that we add to and leaves around a wilder area, which is popular with some of the smaller birds. It's lovely to see them hopping in and out. We don't cut the grass too often either.