Want to help garden birds? Don't feed them in warmer months, says RSPB

How to still care for birds in your garden, as RSPB warns not to feed in warm months

If you’re hoping for a flurry of avian activity in your garden this summer, then don’t feed the birds.  That’s the official advice from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), which has warned against filling your garden bird feeders with seeds and peanuts between May and October, as warmer temperatures can turn them into disease hotspots. This guidance follows an RSPB review, which found “strong evidence that supplementary feeding…

RSPB urges Britons NOT to feed birds this summer to slow infection rate of 'deadly disease'

Britain's largest bird conservation charity has issued an urgent appeal to households across the country, requesting Britons to cease putting seeds and peanuts in garden feeders during the warmer months

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RSPB warns gardeners to stop filling bird feeders from May until October

The warning comes from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB

Want to help garden birds? Don't feed them in warmer months, says RSPB

The UK's largest bird charity has issued new guidance advising people to stop using feeders to help wildlife thrive.