bird food

[Katieb]

I usually buy niger seeds for my bird feeder, but seem unable to locate any in the shops this year, i have tried several garden centres around me and the larger supermarkets - does anybody have any ideas where i could purchase some - if indeed they are called niger seeds here - they attract the greenfinch and goldfinches to my garden. Whilst on the bird feeding subject, does anybody order bird food by mailorder - i certainly do not find people to be so bird friendly over here compared to the UK.

Thanks in advance for any bird feeding tips or ideas

Kate

[kizpip]

I don't know about niger seeds but we find that sunflower seeds (easily available in Intermarché and LeClerc in our area) attract greenfinches, goldfinches, chaffinches, hawfinches, tits, bramblings, nuthatches and squirrels - enough to keep anyone entertained!

[chris pp]

Graines de nyjer.

http://www.vivara.fr/main_category/id=1/nourriture_pour_oiseaux.html

It's not cheap.

Chris

 

[Katieb]

Thanks both for your replies- i certainly find bird food more costly here than in the UK, may have to save up to buy them the niger seeds!.

Kate

[Pat and Don]

We plant a section of the garden with sunflowers and then save the seedheads to ration out head by head throughout winter too. Flowers and food too!