Garden Bird Supplies Promote Helping Garden Birds Survive This Winter By Giving Bird Feeders As Gifts This Christmas

Online, September 28, 2012 (Newswire.com) - With only 13 weeks until Christmas many people will struggle to think of items to give as gifts. In a time where people are becoming increasingly drawn into a digital world and the Amazon Kindle expected to be the 2012 best-selling gift. Many people are unaware of the struggle many species of Wild British Birds will face during winter 2012.

2010 - 2011 delivered a winter which brought heavy snowfall, record low temperatures, travel chaos and all round disruption to Great Britain. This period become known as The Big Freeze by national media. For Great Britain, December 2011 was recoded as the coldest December since the Met Office records began in 1910.

Online weather forecasters, UKWeather predicts a 'below average winter' for 2012 with 'potential for some cold, snowy outbreaks' for the UK. With a cold winter expected, Garden Bird Supplies promotes giving bird feeders as gifts this Christmas to help British Garden Birds survive what could be another record breaking December.

A Garden Bird Supplies spokesperson commented,
"Bird feeders are great gifts to give at Christmas. Many people love the idea of feeding birds and helping them survive the hard winters but may not get around to buying their own feeder. We hope that by highlighting the expected harsh winter for 2012 people will think of garden birds when giving gifts this Christmas. "

A symbol of British Christmas is the Robin, featured on Christmas Cards and Gift Tags the small red chested bird stays in the UK throughout winter. 2011 saw Robin numbers drop by 20% due to the low temperatures. Robin numbers could be further at threat if winter 2012 exceeds weather predictions.

Garden Bird Supplies are an online retailer of garden bird food and accessories. Providing a wide range of products available direct from their website www.gardenbird.co.uk.