The garden is not actually alive with birds, but now that Autumn is here we are having our fair share of visitors. The numbers appear to be  down on previous years however. We have the usual protagonists though, Coal Tits in small numbers, a Robin has taken over and we have  the resident Dunnock.  Blackbirds are flying around arguing over the territory and yesterday our first small flock of Goldfinch of the season were feeding on the feeders, (see below). 

The Blog was contacted recently by a representative of Wilkinsons  Stores  (here's a link if you are not familiar with them). I was asked  to have a look at some of their bird feeding products and to direct my Blog readers to a survey that they have carried out about bird feeding in the garden. I am happy to help and also pleased that the Blog is "out there" and recognised as one of the best of it's type here in the UK, with a large following of like-minded people. I have to say that the products sent to me were exceptional, great quality and you could do a lot worse than check out the range in your local stores.  I am particularly taken with the range of mealworm and insect mixes, not as impressed as the resident Robin who didn't take long to take advantage of the new free offerings which were really to his taste. I know this sounds like "cheasy PR" from me, but I am sincere when I say that I reccommend their insect mixes. Not a lot can be said about seed mixes or bird feeders…… seed is seed and a bird feeder is a bird feeder but no doubt their prices will be very competetive because that is a feature of the Wilkinson stores. But to repeat and to speak as I find, their insect mixes are exceptional.