It seems i have rossendales robin population,i have three feeding stations i feed through the winter,two are near my house,and one is up in the woods,i spent from first light this morning[the snow made the early rise worth it]counting robins,the total was 19 individualls,with the maximum at anyone time being 7,the attraction was definately the food,there was a lot of chasing,and they dominated the area seeing off allcomers,including nuthatch,bullfinch and at one time a jay.
Hi Ina, I make up a mix of seed,peanuts,hearts,and niger,and mix in mealworm , chopped fruit,and broken up fat balls,this seems to attract most things,the robins mainly eat the fruit and mealworm,but they also eat the seeds.
Thanks Brian, I use 'husk free mixes' but they aren't all the same. Nothing seems to touch whole peanuts up here so they start to rot, but they go if I chop them up. Never tried niger but I get a fair few Goldfinches eating sunflower hearts. What I don't see much of are H.Sparrows and Tits. I will give your recipe a try when I get out again and see if the species count goes up. Watch this space.
