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The importance of biodiversity and the systems approach have been repeatedly stressed. In this week's blog post, we want to draw attention to the important role of birds for gardeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planting our feathered friends in our gardens can bring us many benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birds - our best friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most notable of all is their insect consumption. Several groups of songbirds are insectivorous. These include swallows, grasshoppers, bumblebees and warblers. As they feed on insects all year round, they spend the winter period further south, where milder weather does not cause them to hide their food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many species, however, follow a different strategy while insectivores are available, but as they become scarce they switch to plant food. These include sparrows, tits, greenfinches, tengelic and also chickadees, which are our most common winter feeding visitors. A few colonising bird families can already significantly reduce the cost of insect control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you have guessed? <\/strong>During the rearing of a single brood (22 days), the coal fly collects tens of thousands of insects, most of which are various caterpillars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of all the birds of prey, owls are the easiest to successfully colonise, and they are particularly good at killing small rodents such as mice and voles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as physically controlling pests, they also affect us humans. Research shows that listening to birdsong can reduce stress and improve concentration. And birdwatching (especially in children) increases attachment to nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are several ways to help birds settle:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n