Happy Beaks

30/10/2026

🐦 5 simple ways to help garden birds this autumn!

As temperatures begin to drop, your garden can become an important source of food, water and shelter for visiting birds.

Here are five ways to give them a helping hand:

🌻 Keep feeders topped up – Offer a regular supply of nutritious bird food.
💧 Provide fresh water – Birds need water for drinking and bathing, even in colder weather.
🧹 Keep feeders clean – Clean feeders regularly to help prevent the spread of disease.
🌳 Create natural shelter – Trees, shrubs and hedges provide valuable places to shelter.
🍎 Offer seasonal treats – Apples and mealworms can make a welcome addition to their diet.

Small changes can make a big difference to the birds visiting your garden! 💚

21/09/2026

Autumn is on its way 🍂🐦

As the days start to get shorter, garden birds are preparing for the cooler months ahead. September is a great time to make sure your feeders are topped up with nutritious food to give visiting birds an extra helping hand.

🌻 Fill up with sunflower seeds and hearts
🥜 Offer high-energy foods
🧼 Keep feeders clean and topped up

The Happy Beaks Heavy Duty Squirrel Proof Seed Feeder is designed to keep your bird food accessible to feathered visitors while helping to deter squirrels.

Give your garden birds a helping hand this autumn. 🐦

18/09/2026

How a childhood fascination became a career behind the lens… 🦅🌿

Loz, aka , has loved nature since the age of 5, when a sparrowhawk taking down a wood pigeon right outside his window sparked a lifelong obsession. Growing up in Yorkshire, kestrels became the bird he could always depend on, and they remain his favourite to this day. Decades on, that early passion has turned into a career as a wildlife filmmaker, working on shows for some of the world's biggest broadcasters.

👉 Read the full interview to discover his top tips for getting started and his plans to help others connect with nature.

🔗 https://blog.happybeaks.co.uk/featured-bird-watcher/featured-bird-watcher-loz-whitaker/

07/09/2026

Bird of the Month: Robin

September marks the beginning of autumn, and one garden visitor you’re likely to hear (and see!) more often is the much-loved robin.

With their bright red breast and cheerful song, robins are a familiar sight in British gardens. As the days get shorter, they become increasingly territorial, often perching proudly in shrubs, hedges and trees while keeping a close eye on their patch.

🌿 Want to make your garden more robin-friendly?

• Leave a few areas of your garden a little wild for insects to thrive
• Plant shrubs and hedges that provide shelter and cover
• Keep bird baths topped up with fresh water
• Avoid being too tidy — leaf litter and fallen branches can provide plenty of natural food and hiding places

A little wildlife-friendly gardening can make your garden a welcoming space for birds all year round. ❤️

31/08/2026

Want to attract blue t**s, dunnocks and starlings into your garden? 🐦

Our All Seasons Mix is not just fantastic value but is a well-balanced fusion of seeds and grains that offers high-level nutrition and a whole heap of energy for the birds that visit. Perfect during breeding season, summer and winter too, it’s a bird mix that you can roll out, time after time.

26/08/2026

Birds to spot in August! 🐦🌿

August is a great time for bird watching, with plenty of activity to look out for in your garden and local green spaces. From birds swooping overhead to familiar visitors searching for food, keep your eyes and ears peeled!

Here are four birds you might spot this month:

🏡 House Martins – watch them swooping through the skies as they catch insects on the wing.
🌿 Blackcaps – listen out for their beautiful, distinctive song.
💚 Green Woodpeckers – look for their bright green plumage and red crown.
🖤 Blackbirds – a familiar garden favourite, often spotted foraging on lawns and borders.

How many have you spotted this August? 👀

21/08/2026

Premium Spring & Summer Mix 🐦

This delightful blend packs a punch with a dazzling array of goodies, each bringing its own superpower to the table. The oyster shell grit? Oh, it's a double agent! Not only does it sneak in a boost of calcium, but it also works wonders for digestion.

And wait, there's more! Nestled in this mix are plump, juicy mealworms, delivering a hearty dose of insect-loving proteins.

Your feathered friends are in for a treat!

28/07/2026

One of the most common bird feeder problems has a surprisingly simple solution 🌶️

If squirrels have been helping themselves to your feeder, try dusting the seed with a pinch of mild chilli powder. Mammals are sensitive to capsaicin, the compound that gives chillies their heat, while birds have no receptors for it, so your feathered visitors won't notice a thing.

A light dusting is all you need, and it's worth topping it up after heavy rain, as the powder washes away.

🔗 Check out our blog article for more on how to solve bird feeder problems: https://blog.happybeaks.co.uk/bird-feeding/how-to-solve-your-bird-feeder-problems/

📷 Blue Tit Birds

How to keep your bird feeders safe, tidy, and bursting with happy songbirds. Discover expert tips & simple advice in this Happy Beaks guide.

15/06/2026

We’re feeling nosey 👀

What birds have YOU spotted in your garden this week?

Robin? Chaffinch? That one greedy woodpigeon again?

Drop your sightings in the comments 👇

Margaret Hughes 📸

05/06/2026

How birding changed from a hidden hobby to a tool for inclusivity… 🐦🌿

Birdwatching has been part of Becca’s () life for as long as she can remember, growing up in a family where nature was simply part of everyday life. As an adult, she’s now fully embraced that early passion and turned it into Birds with Becca – a platform focused on making birding more inclusive, accessible and welcoming for everyone.

👉 Read the full interview to discover how she got started, her tips for beginners, and how she hopes to make birding open to everyone.

🔗 https://blog.happybeaks.co.uk/featured-bird-watcher/featured-bird-watcher-becca-heywood/