Overview
- UK outlets this week amplified guidance from All About Birds and Wild Ones recommending serviceberry (Amelanchier) to draw robins in every season.
- Robins live in Britain year-round yet face lean periods when earthworms go deep in hot, dry weather and forage is scarce in winter.
- Wild Ones describes serviceberry as a four-season winner, noting that many bird species descend on its ripening summer fruit.
- Supplementary feeding is advised, with mealworms most effective alongside fruits, sunflower seeds and crushed peanuts.
- Experts urge placing feeders in shade and away from ground-level cover, plants, fences and sheds to reduce cat predation and contamination risks.