Overview
- RHS guidance for late autumn stresses high-fat foods, regular feeding and fat blocks in wire cages, warning against plastic-netted fat balls.
- The RSPB lists a robin’s typical diet as worms, seeds, fruits, insects and other invertebrates.
- Feeder maker Kingsyard recommends apple slices, raisins, suet, mealworms or peanut hearts to draw robins to gardens, a tip widely reported by UK outlets.
- Coverage also highlights providing fresh, clean water, with some advising heated bird baths and prompt removal of any mouldy fruit.
- As natural food declines and some continental birds arrive, robins visit gardens more often, with separate advice suggesting longer grass or simple bug hotels to boost insect prey.