The High-Protein Food Robins Will Keep Returning To Your Garden For

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68daa29c14000019555c64ee.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Robin" data-caption="Robin" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Chris via Unsplash" />Robin</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>If (like me) you find robins a particularly welcome addition to your birdfeeding setup, you might <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-to-attract-robins-garden_uk_68c80477e4b081f17e8e3683">fare better with a table than a hanging feeder</a>.</p><p>That’s because the critters usually eat from the ground, unlike tits and finches, which literally scoff their lunch on the fly. </p><p>Once you’ve worked out how to feed robins, though, the question becomes what to offer them for the best chance of a repeat visitor. </p><p>Luckily, experts at the<a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/feeding-birds-near-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Royal Society for the Protection of Birds</a> (RSPB) and the <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/12/what-do-robins-eat/#:~:text=You%20might%20notice%20one%20following,and%20nuts%20in%20the%20wild." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wildlife Trust </a>agree there’s one food that the little birds “particularly” love.</p><h2><strong>Robins love mealworms</strong></h2><p>Though robins like fruit, suet balls, sunflower hearts, raisins, crushed peanuts, and seeds, <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/feeding-birds-near-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mealworms are usually a standout favourite</a>. </p><p>They’re also a favourite of blue tits and pied wagtails, along with other birds tha