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Robins and Wrens Feast on Cheese to Survive Autumn Chill
12 Oct
Summary
- Robins and wrens need extra food to build fat stores for winter
- Grated cheese provides protein and high-fat content for small birds
- Households urged to regularly provide food and water for garden birds
As the weather turns colder this autumn, robins and wrens in the UK will be facing a challenge to find enough food to survive the winter. However, households are being urged to help these small birds by regularly putting out food and water for them.
According to wildlife experts, robins and wrens, which do not migrate from the UK during the winter, will particularly benefit from having access to a reliable source of sustenance. Their usual diet of live insects and worms may become harder to find or even frozen over in the colder months. To help the birds build up their essential fat stores to keep warm, experts recommend offering them grated cheese, which is high in both protein and fat content.
Both robins and wrens are primarily ground feeders, so placing the cheese on ground feeding trays or bird tables will make it easily accessible for them to eat. By providing this simple but crucial food source, households can give these garden birds a much-needed boost to survive the autumn and winter ahead.
