<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Feeding birds in the UK?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Feeding birds in the UK?</p><p>The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued new guidance to avoid spreading disease.</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/270b.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--hand" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="✋" alt="✋" /> Simply put, pause feeding any seeds or peanuts between 1 May and 31 October. </p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f33b.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sunflower" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🌻" alt="🌻" /> Also consider bird-friendly planting to provide natural food sources, such as sunflowers, teasels, and ivy.</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚨" alt="🚨" /> The cause of an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 has finally been determined by conservationists.</p><p>More guidance here:<br /><a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-birds-disease.html" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>phys.org/news/2026-04-garden-b</span><span>irds-disease.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BirdConservation" rel="tag">#<span>BirdConservation</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BirdFeeding" rel="tag">#<span>BirdFeeding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/NativePlants" rel="tag">#<span>NativePlants</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Biodiversity" rel="tag">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/HabitatGardening" rel="tag">#<span>HabitatGardening</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WildlifeConservation" rel="tag">#<span>WildlifeConservation</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/05fb8952-ba09-488e-ae38-bfd41e63ecc7/feeding-birds-in-the-uk</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:23:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/05fb8952-ba09-488e-ae38-bfd41e63ecc7.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:55:06 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>