Water is a vital element for the survival of our feathered friends
Bathing plays an important role in feather maintenance and a source of drinking water is also important for small garden birds, whose diet consists mainly of seeds, as it is not naturally present in their diet. Therefore it is hugely beneficial to equip your garden with a bird bath or pond.
A good bird bath needs to have sloping sides and a rough surface allowing a safe grip. As birds are at their most vulnerable to predators when bathing, situate your bird bath at least two metres (six feet) from cover to help them avoid attack.
Your bird bath should be cleaned regularly with a diluted, non-toxic disinfectant and rinsed thoroughly to remove algae and droppings.
In cold weather many wild birds will be feeding on fairly dry foods such as seeds or peanuts so they need regular access to a clean and reliable source of water to drink. Surprisingly it is still also very important that they bathe regularly as clean dry plumage provides much better insulation against the cold.
During the winter bird baths should be filled with tepid water in the morning and, if possible, this should be refreshed once or twice during the day. Refilling the next day will be much easier if the bird bath is emptied after dark before it has a chance to freeze solid. On no account should anti-freeze, screen wash, salt or any other chemical additive be used.
Browse our range of water dishes...
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With a shallow end for smaller birds and fledglings, this is our most popular water dish and it is ideal hung from a tree, bracket or hook. Made from frost resistant glazed ceramic and supplied with hanging chains.
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Adding this natural product to your bird baths will help reduce the spread of diseases between wild birds. Extracted from oranges, CitroSan is non toxic, GM free and a natural sanitizer against a wide range of pathogens. It acts to maintain a natural immunity too! A real boost for young birds.
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With a shallow end for smaller birds and fledglings, this is our most popular water dish and it is ideal hung from a tree, bracket or hook. Made from frost resistant glazed ceramic and supplied with hanging chains.
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A constant supply of water is essential in helping your garden birds thrive. Give them what they need with our new hanging water dish featuring illustrations from Marjolein Bastin. Includes a
strong, black hanging cord.
Season Special £9.95, RRP £11.95
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This addition to our range features two adorable ceramic birds.
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The Fiesta Drinker is an attractive way of offering fresh drinking water to your garden birds to help keep them happy and healthy all year round.
Available in 6 colours.
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An attractive raised water dish with two delighful ceramic birds featured on the rim.
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This ceramic water bowl offers your garden birds the ideal opportunity to drink and bathe. The dish comes complete with a hanging chain, and can simply be hung from a tree or hook.
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