For Christmas I was given a bird table. We originally had it in the middle of the lawn but it kept getting blown over. I was disappointed by how few visitors we got. So we moved it and we have had an influx of Robins, Blue-tits, Great-tits and Blackbirds. Occasionally we see the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on the tree outside the office. With Mimi's obsession with baking I decided we would make bird cakes for the birds in the garden. Obviously you need to be careful with the hot fat but it cools really quickly once it has been added to the breadcrumbs and seed. I placed a whole heap of stale bread in the food processor, some I put in the freezer for when we are next making fish cakes and the rest we made bird cake with.
If you don't have a bird table you could punch a hole in the bottom of the yoghurt pot, pull through a piece of string or wool and tie a knot, then firmly pack your birdcake on top of it. Either that or you could use a fir cone which you have tied a piece of string to and then pack the bird cake into the gaps.
I hope that you have as much fun as we did.
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