Feeding Birds
Blackbird
The male is jet black with a bright yellow beak. The beak colour is browner on young birds. The female bird is similar in size but the plumage is brown in colour.
Favourite Foods
Sunflower Hearts, Ground Mix, Rolled Oats, Sultanas, Robin and Friends Mix, Chopped Peanuts, Suet Products, Live Mealworms.
Feeds on the Ground
Blue Tit
The male is brightly coloured, with a blue cap and wings. Their breasts are yellow in colour. They are a common garden visitor.
Favourite Foods
Sunflower Hearts, Ultimate Mix, Rolled Seed, Premium Mix, Peanuts, Black Sunflower Seeds, Suet Products, Live Mealworms.
Feeds on a Hanging Feeder
Chaffinch
A colourful finch. The male has a pink breast and cheeks with a blue-grey crown and nape, and chestnut brown back. The Female has an olive-brown back and grey-brown under parts lighter to almost white at the rear, which is greenish. The young are similar to the female but have no greenish rear.
Favourite Foods
Sunflower Hearts, Ultimate Mix, Premium Mix, Ground Mix, Peanuts, Black Sunflower Seeds, Mixed Seed.
Feeds on the Ground or Hanging Feeder
Collared Dove
A delicately coloured plumage is a blend of pinkish-sandy browns and greys. Both male and female have the black collar finely outlined with white around the nape of the neck. The young do not have a collar until their first moult.
Favourite Foods
Sunflower Hearts, Black Sunflower Seeds, Mixed Seeds, Ultimate Mix, Premium Mix, Ground Mix, Wheat, Rolled Oats.
Feeds on the Ground
Dunnock
Both male and female have grey colour plumage. The young tend to be more brown and striped. They can be identified by their orange legs and thin bills.
Favourite Foods
Chopped Peanuts, Mixed Seeds, Ultimate Mix, Premium Mix, Ground Mix, Oats, Live Mealworms, Suet Products.
Feeds on the Ground
Goldfinch
These are small birds with bright coloured plumage. Their bodies are fawn in colour with black and white wings and a flash of yellow. Their heads are a vibrant red with flashes of black and white. They have a long beak which enables them to extract seeds from teasel and thistles.
Favourite Foods
Niger Seeds, Sunflower Hearts, Black Sunflower Seeds, Ultimate Mix, Premium Mix.
Feeds on a Hanging Feeder
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
These are a very distinctive brightly coloured bird with black and white plumage, with a red patch under the tail. The male has a red patch at the back of the head. The female has a black nape. The young have a red skull cap.
Favourite Foods
Peanuts, Sunflower Hearts, Suet Products.
Feeds on a Hanging Feeder
Great Tit
This is the largest of the Tit species. They are easily recognised by the black head and black breast stripe, bright yellow belly and green upper body. The male has a thicker breast stripe than the female.
Favourite Foods
Suet Products, Sunflower Hearts, Ultimate Mix, Peanuts, Black Sunflower Seeds, Live Mealworms.
Feeds on a Hanging Feeder
Greenfinch
Although similar in size to a House Sparrow it is chunky looking. The male is known for its olive-green back and bright yellow patches in its wings and tail. The female is duller with streaky upper parts. The young are similar to the females but browner.
Favourite Foods
Mixed Seeds, Premium Seeds, Ultimate Mix, Sunflower Hearts, Black Sunflower Seeds, Ground Mix, Peanuts.
Feeds on the Ground or Hanging Feeder
House Sparrow
The male has a black bib with grey cheeks, crown and rump. The female is more uniformly brown with a paler front. The young are similar to the females.
Favourite Foods
Sunflower Hearts, Mixed Seeds, Premium Seeds, Ultimate Mix, Ground Mix, Black Sunflower Seeds, Wheat, Live Mealworms.
Feeds on the Ground or Hanging Feeder
Long Tailed Tit
The Long Tailed Tit is easily recognised by its tail which is longer than its body. They have small bodies of black and white plumage, which can look pinkish. The tail and small beak are black in colour.
Favourite Foods
Sunflower Hearts, Suit Products, Peanuts, Live Mealworms.
Feeds on a Hanging Feeder
Robin
One of the most distinctive birds in the UK. Both male and female are identical with red breast and olive-brown upper parts. The young have speckled breasts instead of red.
Favourite Foods
Ultimate Mix, Sunflower Hearts, Ground Mix, Sultanas, Robin and Friends Mix, Oats, Suit Products, Live Mealworms.
Feeds on the Ground
Siskin
This is a small finch. Both male and female have broad Yellow wing bars. The make has a black cap and bib in the summer months. The female is brown and streaky with yellow and green to help keep her hidden in the nest.
Favourite Foods
Sunflower Hearts, Niger Seed, Ultimate Mix, Premium Mix, Mixed Seed, Black Sunflower Seeds, Peanuts.
Feeds on the Ground or Hanging Feeder
Wood Pigeon
This is the UK's largest wild bird. It has a grey head, white collar and an ample pink-grey breast. Its five note cooing can be heard as early as February. These birds have a voracious appetite and are prolific breeders.
Favourite Foods
Wheat, Mixed Seed, Premium Mix.
Feeds on the Ground or Hanging Feeder
Starling
The plumage is shiny black and White speckles during winter, and purple and green glints in the summer sunshine. The young are grey-brown until their first moult.
Favourite Foods
Ground Mix, Robin and Friends Mix, Sultanas, Suet Products, Live Mealworms.
Feeds on the Ground
Wren
This tiny bird has mottled brown plumage. It can identified by its cocked tail and short neck. It has long legs and a very load song.
Favourite Foods
Dried Mealworms, Live Mealworms, Suet Products, Chopped Peanuts.
Feeds on the Ground