“I read your news story in the May 3 issue about the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results and I believe the reason for the chaffinch's decline is poor hygiene of bird feeders, which leads to canker. How can we ensure a proper level of hygiene in our garden food provision? -
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GARDEN BIRDS
PRIOR to commercial wild bird food being available, birds were mainly fed breadcrumbs and left-over human food. Now, even the supermarkets stock a variety of wild bird food. In the UK, 35 per cent of the population have bird feeders in their garden and
