I'm Winterwatch ornithologist Jack Baddams and this is why feeding birds might be doing more harm than good

I'm Winterwatch ornithologist Jack Baddams and this is why feeding birds might be doing more harm than good

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.I’ve fed the birds for as long as I can remember, and I’m not alone. We love seeing birds on our windowsills and balconies and in our gardens, and want to help them. In the UK, it’s estimated that every year 17 million households spend £250 million, collectively, on bird food.There is, however, growing chatter among conservationists about whether feeding the birds is all it’s cracked up to be. …