Although the first signs of springs are showing, Rob says garden birds could still do with a little help finding food. Here's his recipe for making your own bird cakes - don't forget you can use bread until the chicks start appearing.
ROB'S BIRD CAKE RECIPE Ingredients: Lard (not cooking oil as it needs to solidify)
Mixed bird seed
Bread crumbs (fine until the chicks appear) Instructions:
 | | Making the cakes |
1. Melt lard in a pan
2. When lard has turned to liquid add other ingredients and stir
3. Pour contents in to a plastic container (old marg tub will do)
4. Allow the mixture to go solid in fridge
5. Push out of the container and put on you bird table. Alternatively - you can tie a long piece of string through the bottom of the container and then add the mixture - that way you can hang it out on a tree with the bird cake still inside the tub. | 
