Robins are often a sign of the festive period beginning, if you haven’t spotted them yet don’t worry there is an easy technique to ensure they show up in you’re garden
Spotting a robin in your garden can really brighten up your day. And it turns out there is a simple technique you can use to ensure they keep returning to your garden.
Robins are prevalent at this time of the year, with many people linking them to Christmas, and it’s great to witness them dropping in and out of your garden throughout the winter months.
Kingsyard Official, a firm that manufactures bird feeders, has revealed that by putting one basic fruit into your feeder this winter robins will be encouraged to gather in your garden.
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What’s even better is that you probably already have this fruit lying around your house, making this goal extremely easy to achieve.
It is critical to care for wildlife and nurture them as much as possible, and this is why you must do your bit to help robins this winter and leaving certain everyday household food items outside can help.
So if you want to see robins in your garden this winter, there is a straightforward method to do so.
Kingsyard Official shared on Instagram: “How to attract robins to your feeders? American robins aren’t typical feeder visitors, but they love open ground and platform feeders.
“Try adding apple slices, raisins, suet, mealworms or peanut hearts to draw them in. As winter approaches, robins will be looking for fresh water. Consider setting up a heated bird bath to welcome these beautiful birds during the colder months”.
Robins become much more noticeable throughout winter as their way of finding food naturally becomes much more difficult, meaning they’re far more likely to show up in gardens and at bird tables hunting for some food, the Mirror reports.
The lack of thick foliage on trees and bushes also means robins are much easier to spot. Additionally, some robins from continental Europe migrate to the UK during the winter months, which boosts the amount of robins in the country.
During autumn, their natural food supplies begin to decline and they start finding winter refuge. This explains why they’re already starting to appear again and you might have already heard them singing their distinctive “autumn song”.
What many people don’t know is that these cute little birds became associated with Christmas due to the Victorian-era postmen.
Back then, postal workers wore bright red uniforms and were nicknamed “robins”. And since then, the creatures have been connected to the festive period.
Nowadays, thousands of people are eager to spot them in their gardens during the Christmas period, and it turns out there’s a simple method to easily entice them.
To attract them to your garden, you can place small, fresh apple slices around certain high spots or place them on a bird platform feeder.
Robins have a natural appetite for berries and fruits from trees and shrubs, which is when they’re often interested in fruit. As winter settles in and insects become scarce, fruit becomes their main source of diet.
You just have to make sure the fruit is in perfect condition and doesn’t go mouldy. If the fruit goes bad, robins won’t come down to eat it, so just replace it with fresh cut up apples if you think it is going off.
Some experts also urge you to stay away from grapes. Due to their high-sugar content, grapes can be too much for the little bird as they provide too much energy. However, there are alternatives you can offer them.
Dried fruits such as raisins can be left out, as well as pears and peanuts – just make sure they’re chopped up small – and robins will eventually make themselves at home in your garden.