The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has today urged good hygiene around feeders, tables and water baths to help garden birds stay healthy this winter.
The charity warns birds are more susceptible to diseases in the cold weather, and say extra care needs to be taken to help reduce the risk of infection spreading.
The RSPB's Kirsi Peck said: 'As the weather gets colder, and our birds come into our gardens in bigger numbers, it is no surprise they can become vulnerable to diseases.
'It can be very distressing to find sick or dead birds, but there are things you can do to avoid it happening.
'We all think good hygiene is important in our homes and it need be no great effort to do the same in our garden. We'd urge everyone to clean their baths and feeders regularly to help keep garden bird infections to a minimum.'
Wild birds are at risk from certain strains of salmonella in winter, and trichomoniasis in late summer and autumn, the RSPB says. As they come into garden in greater numbers to search for food diseases spread easier and spread especially quickly if droppings are allowed to mix with uneaten food.
The charity warns birds are more susceptible to diseases in the cold weather, and say extra care needs to be taken to help reduce the risk of infection spreading.
The RSPB's Kirsi Peck said: 'As the weather gets colder, and our birds come into our gardens in bigger numbers, it is no surprise they can become vulnerable to diseases.
'It can be very distressing to find sick or dead birds, but there are things you can do to avoid it happening.
'We all think good hygiene is important in our homes and it need be no great effort to do the same in our garden. We'd urge everyone to clean their baths and feeders regularly to help keep garden bird infections to a minimum.'
Wild birds are at risk from certain strains of salmonella in winter, and trichomoniasis in late summer and autumn, the RSPB says. As they come into garden in greater numbers to search for food diseases spread easier and spread especially quickly if droppings are allowed to mix with uneaten food.
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