Helping birds

• Bird decline
• Birds and water
• Feeding birds
• Fireworks and wild birds
• Nestboxes
• Nesting mallards
• Sick, injured and baby birds

Helping birds

Feeding birds What food can be left out for birds and how can you keep your feeding station hygienic and pest-free? Here you'll find the answers to all your bird feeding questions. More...

Birds and water Many people put food out for birds, but fewer provide a regular supply of clean water. Birds need water for drinking and bathing. Water is particularly important during the winter when natural supplies may be frozen, and in dry weather during the summer. More...

Outbreaks of disease in finches and other garden birds Following outbreaks in 2005 and 2006, disease caused by a Trichomonad parasite is once again being reported in finch species in gardens. More...

Nestboxes Find out how to provide, or make, nestboxes for birds in your garden. More...

Roofs for wildlife House sparrows, starlings, house martins and swifts regularly use buildings as nest sites. The last two species are almost completely dependent on them. Roofs are also important habitats for roosting bats. More...

Bird decline Have the birds disappeared from your garden? Swallows failed to return this year? No blue tits on your peanuts? The RSPB's Wildlife Enquiries section offers some answers and advice. More...

Nesting mallards Mallards start to pair up in October and November, and start to nest in March. More...

Advice for farmers Find out how to help birds on farmland and manage farm habitats to benefit wildlife. More...

Land management advice Find out how to manage your land in a wildlife-friendly way and provide features to attract specific species. We also offer habitat management training courses. More...

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