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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

How much food does a garden bird eat?

Big appetites ... a greenfinch and great tit visit a birdfeeder.
Big appetites ... a greenfinch and great tit visit a birdfeeder. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

Like many people I have birdfeeders in my garden. I fill mine with sunflower hearts and regularly put in about 1.5kg a day. This gives rise to the question, how much food does a garden bird consume? The species visiting are, as one might expect, finches, tits and robins, with the occasional nuthatch and great spotted woodpecker.

Graham Williams, Carnforth, Lancs

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