How can you help keep your garden birds healthy?
We all enjoy feeding the wild birds in our gardens, but it is important to follow a few simple hygiene procedures to ensure that your garden is a safe place for them:
Clean feeders and bird tables regularly with disinfectant, rinsing thoroughly.
Wear rubber gloves when handling feeding equipment and wash your hands thoroughly afterwards.
Keep feeding areas clean of droppings and discarded food.
Please note: our disinfectants have not been tested on animals and are not dangerous to the environment.
Window Strikes
Window strikes (when a bird flies into a window) happen throughout the year, but usually peak at the end of the breeding season when numbers of young, inexperienced birds are at their greatest.
The best way to reduce the likelihood of these collisions is to draw attention to the presence of the glass by placing a sticker in the centre of the pane (unless the majority of impacts occur in one place). Any shaped sticker is likely to work, but for maximum effect we have used silhouettes of birds of prey or a spider's web - in both cases images that birds are keen to avoid.
For more information on Window Strikes, Click here
The Garden Bird Health Initiative (GBHi) was set up in part to develop guidelines on how to best feed garden birds for their welfare and conservation, whilst minimising disease and other risks.
For more information about the GBHi visit www.ufaw.org.uk/gbhi.php or you can view our hygiene tips here.
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If you have problems with birds striking your windows but would prefer something a little less obvious to our bird silhouette stickers then why not try this special marker pen with transparent liquid.
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To combat bird strikes place these UV bird silhouette stickers on your window. They are virtually invisible to the human eye.
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Designed to imitate spiders' webs which are a natural deterrent to birds. They will self cling to the inside or outside of a window.
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Help prevent bird strikes on windows with Sentinels - sticky-backed vinyl silhouettes of hawks and falcons. The red sentinels should be used where birds can see a reflection of the garden in the window. The black sentinels should be used if birds can see through a room (because there is a window on the other side) and are attempting to fly through.
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This sturdy table scraper is a simple and hygienic way to keep your bird table clean. Made from metal with a padded handle for easy grip, it removes stuck-on-food with the minimum of effort.
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These useful brushes will make light work of cleaning your tube feeders. Available in two sizes to suit (6cm) metal and plastic feeders and for the larger (8.8cm) Adventurer and ConquerorTM feeders.
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Our new cleaner is suitable for cleaning feeders, bird baths and nest boxes. It contains carefully selected micro-organisms which naturally break down organic waste, reduce odours and prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. It is safe to use around wildlife, pets and domestic animals. 500ml.
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A sprinkle of GardenKlens on the ground below feeders, bird tables, etc, will neutralise harmful bacteria and viruses that might be found there. This environmentally friendly, easy-to-use powder will also deodorise any smell from droppings or food waste and will not harm wildlife or domestic animals, even if ingested.
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Ideal for cleaning feeders, water baths, tables and feeding areas. Ark-Klens has been independently tested in the UK and is proven to be effective against a wide range of bacteria, some viruses, including the flu virus and some fungi.
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This excellent value hygiene pack contains everything you need to maintain safe, clean bird feeding areas - effective on tables, feeders and on the ground.
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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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Give garden birds a helping hand with this vitamin packed food supplement. Helps enhance birds' own natural resistance to infections of all sorts and improve their breeding potential. Simply sprinkle on or mix in with their usual food.
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