Bird specialist Lucy Taylor commented: "Providing garden birds with food on bird tables, ground trays, and other small and ...

Lucy Taylor, bird expert for Vine House Farm, said: “Providing garden birds with food on bird tables, ground trays and other ...

Fewer wild birds are visiting UK gardens, with greenfinches, starlings and sparrows seeing the greatest decline, according to the RSPB. It comes as the conservation charity launches its annual Big ...

Greenfinches have experienced a population crash, with the number of birds falling by 69 percent between 2008 and 2018 due to a parasitic disease. The bird was put on the red list in 2021.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has specifically advised against offering seed on bird tables or ground feeders in gardens frequented by pigeons, doves, greenfinches, or chaffinches.