Advice on Winter Feeding

[Remou]

This is probably a somewhat pointless thread, but just in case ...

I have noticed that the early severe weather has meant that every single berry has been cleared off the bushes here already.

I am feeding crushed peanuts, sunflower seeds and fat balls on the ground and fat balls and whole peanuts in hangers, but what extra should I be doing now that all the berries have gone? And there is a whole winter ahead. It is quite worrying.

Thanks.
(Wexford, Ireland)

[rossy]

put raisins, chopped apple, grated cheese, mealworm, suet pellets, more importantly put fresh water daily, keep up the good work, rossy.

[Remou]

Thank you. I would not have thought of most of that.

[rossy]

yes no worries , if ever you need advice, this is the forum to come to, as some very knowledgable people and im not one of them , good luck, rossy.

[earthdragon64]

There is some good advice on the following thread which was started about this time last year;

Cold spells and Snow

Regards, Audrey.

[April Showers]

Magpies must have special cheese radars! as soon as I put it out they arrive in hoards and it's all gone in nano seconds. they like stale home baked scones too.

[Remou]

Thanks for the link, Audrey. The weather is most unusual here, and it is worrying. I am about 5 miles from the coast and I am getting black-headed gulls visiting (ta to WAB for ID). There were 16 at the same time last week, and it is a very small garden. I notice there is a no-go area around any gull, but I do not want to chase them, or anything for that matter.