I've used G. W direct for years. They've always been reliable. I only feed the no mess mixes as the bog standard stuff is actually dearer because of the waste Recently, I didn't order the amount I usually get, as I already had a good amount of sunflower hearts, so I got some fat blocks that I was struggling to get elsewhere, plus the little peanut butter doofer I mentioned somewhere on the forum, and that got me to just over £25 to get the free postage. I mostly keep the 'good' fat balls or blocks for the cages - the starlings use the cheapo ones on the open feeder.
That's useful @CatDouch, re the birdwatch - thanks for that. I should probably have read it more thoroughly to check all the detail about that £17 mentioned, but I certainly didn't need to pay.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I don't know if GW Direct would send orders to IOM free of charge. Sometimes it appears to cost more from the UK and it would be a pretty heavy package. I usually buy what I need at Pets at Home or sometimes locally. That includes sunflower hearts for the goldfinches, peanuts for the bluetits, fatballs (and suet balls) for the sparrows and dried mealworms for the blackbird and robin. The pigeons just hoover up what is dropped on the ground. Don't bother with the wild bird seed as it just seems to get flicked everywhere. It would be interesting to know when they first introduced special bags of wild bird food as there was never any need for it years ago. There must have been sufficient food for them in the wild as they have survived.
You'd have to check and see what their delivery charge would be @Fran IOM, and then weigh up which is best for you. I'd assume the various seed mixes came about because many birds are struggling for suitable habitat, and there won't be the amount of suitable sources for them. Seed has certainly been available in one form or another as long as I've been feeding them, which is a few decades.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Recently, I didn't order the amount I usually get, as I already had a good amount of sunflower hearts, so I got some fat blocks that I was struggling to get elsewhere, plus the little peanut butter doofer I mentioned somewhere on the forum, and that got me to just over £25 to get the free postage. I mostly keep the 'good' fat balls or blocks for the cages - the starlings use the cheapo ones on the open feeder.
That's useful @CatDouch, re the birdwatch - thanks for that. I should probably have read it more thoroughly to check all the detail about that £17 mentioned, but I certainly didn't need to pay.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'd assume the various seed mixes came about because many birds are struggling for suitable habitat, and there won't be the amount of suitable sources for them. Seed has certainly been available in one form or another as long as I've been feeding them, which is a few decades.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...