Don’t forget the birds this winter

With the arrival of lower temperatures, along with the potential for snow and heavy winds, the birds can have difficulty finding food. In the harsh winter months, extra sustenance that people can provide is helpful for bird survival. This is because natural food sources like berries get hidden under snow and ice. Moreover, nutritious insects become hard for the birds to find.

Below are just a few of the bird species that may be seen in and around the Southport region.

See this link for additional data on feeding our songbirds.

https://www.songbird-survival.org.uk/

Good bird foods recommended by experts include:

Black sunflower seeds

Sunflower hearts

Seed mixes

Peanuts

Niger seed

Mealworms

See also:

Grey phalarope sighting gets twitchers flocking to Marshide