blue tits, great tits, crested tits, willow tits, long-tailed tits, marsh tits and coal tits are suffering this time of the year along with many other bird species.
If you've got a garden please leave some food and fresh water out for them and not only will you be helping to save their life but you'll be rewarded with a free show to just sit and watch with a mug of tea from the warmth of your house.
Don't leave out any old scraps as some aren't good for them,Birds love dried fruit. But if you've got a dog, don't put grapes, currants, raisins or sultanas within their reach because they can be toxic.
From the RSPB
Sharing your dinner with the birds
Many of your kitchen scraps and Christmas leftovers make ideal snacks for birds visiting your garden and can help them get the food they need to survive. Here’s a quick guide to what you can put out:
Fat - fat from cuts of meat (as long as it comes from only unsalted varieties) can be put out in large pieces, from which birds such as tits can remove morsels. Make sure that these are well anchored to prevent large birds flying away with the whole piece.
Please remember cooked turkey fat from roasting tins is NOT suitable for birds.
Roast potatoes - cold and opened up, these will be eaten by most garden birds.
Vegetables - cold Brussels, parsnips or carrots will be eaten by starlings and other birds, but remember not to put out more than will be eaten in one day, otherwise you run the risk of attracting rats.
Fruit - excess or bruised apples, pears and other fruit are very popular with all thrushes, tits and starlings. Cut them up and leave them on the bird table or on the ground.
Pastry - cooked or uncooked is excellent, especially if it has been made with real fats.
Cheese - Hard bits of cheese are a favourite with robins, dunnocks, blackbirds and song thrushes. It will also help wrens if placed under hedgerows and other areas in your garden where you have noticed them feeding. Avoid feeding them very strong or blue cheeses.
Dried fruits - raisins, sultanas and currants are particularly enjoyed by blackbirds, song thrushes and robins.
Biscuits and cake - Stale cake and broken pieces of biscuits from the bottom of the tin are high in fat and ideal for birds in the winter.
And then you've got meal worms and seeds
Thanks to those who already feed and water them and a HUGE thanks if just one person reads this and gives it a go.
Would love to hear what birds are visiting you for food and water
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"If just one person reads this and feeds the birds and provides water it'll be worth it.
Please help our feathered friends  "
An admirable thing to do kind chap , I regularly feed my feathered friends  |
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"Garden bird watch next weekend I have my pack downloaded, fingers crossed for the weather to be milder or they'll all be snuggled down and won't show for counting! "
I was just going to say this. I love doing the garden birdwatch  |
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An admirable thing to do kind chap , I regularly feed my feathered friends "
Awesome work mr mc nugget, may you be rewarded with an abundance of our cheeky twirpy feathered friends in your garden |
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"Garden bird watch next weekend I have my pack downloaded, fingers crossed for the weather to be milder or they'll all be snuggled down and won't show for counting!
I was just going to say this. I love doing the garden birdwatch "
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"If just one person reads this and feeds the birds and provides water it'll be worth it.
Please help our feathered friends "
Aww sorry only just came across this thread! M feeds our birds - we get loaaaads! Lots of tits too lol, they’re very pretty ... and they don’t seem to mind when we get it on in the garden 
Didn’t know robins liked cheese ... will try that in a little bit thanks |
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"I put out suet pellets ( three different kinds), mealworms and black sunflower seeds. I Also top up a feeder with peanuts, problem is squirrels raiding parties!! "
Those pesky squirrels are cunning but they deserve a helping hand as well so I guess it's trying to find a way to feed both |
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"I love to feed the birdies in my garden. I've made a few birdie friends. A little Robin is there every day.
#feedyourtits"
You're lucky to have a robin visit daily, I only get one rarely but I did have a sparrow hawk visit once. |
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Aww sorry only just came across this thread! M feeds our birds - we get loaaaads! Lots of tits too lol, they’re very pretty ... and they don’t seem to mind when we get it on in the garden
Didn’t know robins liked cheese ... will try that in a little bit thanks "
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