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Best time to feed birds
Best time your can feed your garden birds all year round would be before 7:00AM, but its best you do so the evening before to avoid disrupting them.
How to attract birds to a nest box
Focus on attracting small garden birds into a one size fits all nest box, with a 32mm entry hole. Location is vital but so too is making sure birds are safe.
Blackbird nest box hole size
Bird boxes for attracting Blackbirds to nest in your garden would need a 200-300mm width, along with a safe 100mm entrance hole size height.
What time of day do birds feed
Expect first thing in the morning when it gets light outside for wild birds to begin their daily feeding ritual, as it starts an hour later in Spring through Winter.
Should bird feeders be used in summer
Offer food to common garden birds in feeders over the summer months, as they do come to depend on it so to remove them could have repercussions.
Nest box HEIGHT from FLOOR guide
Depending on the wild bird species you wish to attract to nest in your garden; it could be on average 2 to 4 metres off the ground, but rarely higher.
Best wood for bird boxes
Best wood to build or buy a bird box in would be Oak, Cedar, Fir or Birch; whereas Pine can be used on the cheap with Ply making up for unseen areas.
How to stop birds from nesting in garden
How to stop birds from nesting in gardens would require mesh netting to cover up a tree or hedgerow to prevent access.
What bird feeders should I use
The only hanging bird feeders you should use in the garden would be one or two of a fat ball, seed and peanut feeder - with an option for an open tray.
Best size HOLE for birdhouse
Don't limit common garden birds who use bird houses to only a few, when you can open up the possibility of attracting far more with use of a 32mm hole size.
