Spring is is finally here and with the warmer spring weather and sunshine at last, garden birds like robins have been spotted flocking back to bird feeders, tree banches and bird tables in strong numbers recently.

UK gardens can be a home to all sorts of wildlife and as the snowy and icy weather starts to fade and the sun comes back out, more and more garden birds are now flocking into our outdoor spaces - if you leave the right foods out for them. Gardeners are being urged to focus on four key foods for robins, which are one of the most common and most popular garden birds in the UK.

If you want robins to return to your garden this spring, you should leave four key foods out: mealworms, seeds, fruit and insects.

Bird feeding experts GardenBird said: “One interesting fact about the Robin is its keenness to rise early and be one of the first to tune up to Dawn Chorus with its fluting, warbling sound. Interestingly, Robins vocalise differently through the year, with a much more melancholy sound over winter, which become progressively chirpier towards the breeding period in spring.

"If you’re lucky enough to have Robins visit your garden frequently, be aware they love to eat worms, seeds, fruit and insects. A favourite bird food is suet balls or one of our specially formulated premium mixes such as the Robin & Blackbird No Mess Mix."