The £1 secret to attracting robins to your garden

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Mealworms, tasty and nutritious, robins love them. Oh and they're cheap to buy, too.

Robins are woven into the magic of Christmas, and when one of these red-breasted visitors appears in our gardens, it's hard not to feel a flicker of festive cheer.

If you'd like to encourage more of these avian holiday messengers to drop by, there's a simple and budget-friendly way to do it.

The key to reliable winter visits is offering the foods birds struggle to find as temperatures drop. "Birds need different nutrients as the seasons change," explains Richard Green, an animal-nutrition expert at Kennedy Wild Bird Food & Pet Supplies.

High-protein, high-fat snacks are especially important in the colder months – and birds will flock to them.

Robins will happily tuck into fruit, seeds, peanuts and suet (another strong source Richard recommends as a source of energy), but according to the Woodland Trust, there's one thing they won't be able to resist: mealworms.

Much like suet, mealworms are rich in fat and protein, delivering essential nutrients just when natural food sources are dwindling or dormant. "That extra energy helps birds stay warm, active and healthy as insects and berries become harder to find," Richard adds.

Lots more cute pictures of robins in the article.

The £1 secret to attracting robins to your garden

Want more robins to visit? There's a simple and budget-friendly way to do it. Here's everything to know about using mealworms to attract garden birds.

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This one's especially for you @Geffers @Mars @Tiffany and sort of @Hitcore as you also love animals, but alas your cats will love the robins in the wrong way...

Is it possible to have a pedestal high enough that the cats can't jump on to? The younger and fitter the cat, the higher it must be, perhaps to the point where you have to climb a ladder. Just don't leave the ladder propped up against it...

 

[Tiffany]

The robin is a pretty bird. I did a search for Robins to see if they have varied colors. They do vary in color by the region they are from. Love the picture above with the robin on a snowy perch.

 

[Mars]

...... but alas your cats will love the robins in the wrong way...Is it possible to have a pedestal high enough that the cats can't jump on to? The younger and fitter the cat, the higher it must be, perhaps to the point where you have to climb a ladder. Just don't leave the ladder propped up against it...

Good advice about the ladder....
But jokes apart, the article advises what the birdies need for winter sustenance.
One thing though, the writer keeps referring to robins in the garden, but the fact is, you will only ever get One robin, unless they are a mated pair.
I used to have a single robin, then another appeared, I was happy, thought they were a pair, but no, they kept chasing each other, and now there is only the one again.
My robin likes his little suet pellets, they are berry flavored, and pink, he loves them, and prefers them to the worms, don't know why.
I give him the worms, with the pink pellets, but he only ever takes the pinkies.

Going down now, he is probably down there waiting, with the woodies.

 

[Hitcore]

@Hitcore as you also love animals, but alas your cats will love the robins in the wrong way...

Yep. I won't be luring Red Robins or birds in general to my garden any time soon. But I do think they're sweet little birds, very pretty. I hope y'all get to see some!

 

[Hitcore]

Then again, I did just buy a Reliant Red Robin!