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If you enjoy bird watching at home or just enjoy feeding them in your garden then you probably leave out food. If you do there are certain things you need to be aware of like can bird food go bad and how to spot when feed is rotten. Why Leave Food Out? Feeding birds can get you closer to wildlife at home. Food can be hard for birds to find and if you leave it out for them you can do a lot of good and help them survive. Food from a specialist like Kennedy wild bird food has …

You’d be forgiven for thinking that spring or summer might be the best seasons for nature spotting in the UK but in fact, the cold winter months are an excellent time to wrap up warm and get outdoors with many rare sights and wildlife spectacles to witness across the UK. Here are some of the UK’s best winter nature spotting places. River Esk, North York Moors Throughout November and December, it’s possible to witness salmon runs on the River Esk on the North York Moors. Desp …

One of the simplest pleasures in life is spotting wild birds in our gardens and local area and this is something we can all enjoy year-round. If you’re looking for bird feed to help you spot wild birds in winter, we have some suggestions to get you started. Why is bird feed so important for wild birds in winter? Colder temperatures and harsher weather conditions during the long winter months make life harder for birds. Even birds that have adapted to survive the cold UK winters can …

What is the Big Garden Birdwatch 2022? The Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 is a great way of helping the RSPB build a picture of all our garden wildlife across the UK. It means, as a nation we can get involved and identify what wildlife is in danger - and what is thriving. So with Christmas just passed, it’s never too early to start thinking about the wildlife you’ll be watching in your garden for 2022s biggest birding event Last year, almost a million of us counted a staggering 10 and half m …

If you leave food out for the birds in your garden, you might find that more and more birds start to visit. As more and more birds start to visit your garden you might start seeing a wider variety of birds and you might even see some birds that you have never seen before or can’t identify. Feeding the birds in your garden is a great way to start bird watching and bird watching from the garden can be a great way to see more birds and help them along the way. In this blog, we will talk abou …

This year there has been a mild outbreak of avian flu in a few countries, including the United Kingdom. So far only a few areas in the UK have been affected and only a small number of people have been infected. Despite the small number of cases, we should always be wary of spreading disease and if you are someone who feeds the birds and interacts with wild birds regularly then you need to be able to spot the signs of avian flu in wild birds and know what to do when you suspect it has reac …

Happy New Year from Kennedy Wild Bird Feed. This year let’s make it one of the best years yet. A lot of people like to make new year’s resolutions. A resolution can be something you want to change or improve yourself or maybe something you want to achieve by the end of the year. A common new year’s resolution people like to make is to find a new hobby that will help them improve their way of life. If you are looking for a hobby to try this year that is fun and healthy then why not …

How to keep warm whilst bird watching. Bird watching is a great hobby to get into. It gets you outdoors, you can learn a lot about nature and because of seasonal migration the hobby can change with the seasons. Because of this there are birds that you might want to see whilst bird watching that you can only see in the colder months. If you are planning on going bird watching in the colder months, it can be dangerous if you are not prepared. Here is how to keep warm whilst bird watching. …

What Christmas treats can birds eat. At Christmas you tend to end up wit a lot of leftovers by the end. Christmas is a time where we love to gorge of food and treat ourselves to all the luxurious treats they have in store, and sadly a lot of it ends up getting wasted and thrown away. If you have a lot of left over food from Christmas, but you don’t want to see it go to waste then you can always leave it outside for the birds and other creatures that come to visit your garden, be aware tho …

There is a myth that you do not need to feed birds in the colder months as they have all migrated to warmer countries. This myth is not true, and birds still need feeding all you round. Whilst it’s true a lot of birds do migrate to warmer countries, there are pliantly of birds that stay in the UK and in some cases, like with the robin red breast, birds migrate to the UK for the winter. If you enjoy feeding the birds and want to continue do so even in winter, then you need to no wha …