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Recommend bird food

guttiesgutties Posts: 224
in Wildlife gardening
With all the recent disruptions we have experienced the no wheat bird food that I normally buy on Amazon has been out of stock for the last few weeks.
Can anyone point me to a wild bird food mix (ideally no wheat) online that they would recommend?

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  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    These people are just down the road from us, and they’re very good.

    https://www.eyebrookwildbirdfeeds.co.uk/home.aspx
    Rutland, England
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    The RSPB have a good variety.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    What birds are you feeding? Most of mine seem to eat plain sunflower hearts. The only ones that don't are robins and blackbirds but they don't really need extra food at this time of year.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Garden bird deliver usually next day, but it is taking a bit longer at the moment. Last lot ordered Monday, delivered Friday. 


    I get that for mums birds,(mainly sparrows) mine prefer straight sunflower kernels and live mealworms. Robins, blue tits, greenfinches goldfinches and blackbirds at the moment, and a pair of mallards who have started tapping on the patio doors to be fed.
     Live mealworms are still coming on next day delivery, ordered Monday morning, arrive 9.30 Tuesday.




  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Don't forget Garden Bird and Happy Beaks give 10% off to Gardeners World mag subscribers.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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