As the days get shorter and the temperature drops, there’s no escaping it: winter has arrived.
Now is the perfect time to get thinking about how you will feed your feathery garden visitors over the coming months. It can be hard for garden birds to keep warm and source food in the winter, so it is this time of year where they need our help the most! Give your colourful companions a helping hand by providing them with a well-stocked winter bird feeder that will see them through the winter season.
Best Winter Bird Feeders
Bird feeders are a magnet for garden birds, particularly in the wintertime where food is scarce. The simple addition of a good winter bird feeder can turn your garden into a bustling habitat and hot spot for local birds in no time!
However, knowing which bird feeder to choose for your winter garden can be a tough task. To help get you started, we’ve highlighted a handful of the best winter bird feeders available now at Really Wild Bird Food.
Fat Ball Feeders
Fat balls are an amazing source of calories and energy for hungry birds, which is why they are a great option to offer to your garden visitors when the weather starts getting chilly. We recommend using the Peckish All Weather Suet Ball Feeder and filling it with our tasty super suet fat balls with insects for an offer your garden birds won't be able to refuse!
This feeder is great for winter feeding thanks to its hard-wearing, perforated stainless steel structure. It can fit 5 fat balls, which is more than many other fat ball feeders, so you can be sure that there is enough energy to go round for your garden birds!
Plus, our super suet fat balls contain 50% more fat than traditional fat balls and won't crumble in cold temperatures, so are perfectly suited to this time of year.
Suet Feeders
Loved by a variety of garden birds including woodpeckers and blue tits, suet blocks are a great wintry meal for hungry birds. As such, suet feeders are an excellent choice when picking the best winter bird feeders for your garden.
Available in two varieties, our less mess suet feasts have proved to be very popular with garden birds during the winter months, offering a “berry and bugs” option and a “mealworm and insect” alternative, both at a fantastic price.
Simply place these suet blocks into a single suet feast holder like the Gardman Suet Feast Feeder and hang from your location of choice. This feeder is another ultra durable steel feeder, perfect for withstanding harsh winter weather. The convenient side-opening also means no messy suet handling, allowing you to refill with ease.
To cater to a larger population of birds, why not invest in one of our multiple suet feast holders like this Quad Suet Feeder and give you feathered friends a birdy banquet to remember this winter. These are particularly good for woodpeckers and long-tailed tits who love the extra feeding space.
Peanut Butter Feeders
An underrated choice yet still one of our best winter bird feeders is the Flutter Butter Bird Feeder. This feeder can be hung from a branch or garden pole with ease and is suitable to use all year round. In the spring, the high energy, wholesome formula of the Flutter Butter is a great feed to fatten hungry fledglings, and in the winter, it provides enough calories to sustain foraging birds in even the harshest conditions.
We stock a range of different
Flutter Butter pods for you to choose from, so there's no worry that your birds will get bored of the flavour - just switch it out!
Winter Bird Feeders - Feeding Wild Birds in Winter
During the winter months, it's important to provide your friendly feathered visitors with feed that is high in protein and essential fats, to ensure they're getting all the calories they need and are properly energised. Picking the right winter bird feeder is key to making sure you're supporting your local wild bids this winter.
Read More: Feeding Birds in Winter
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