A feeding station visited by only one or two species tends to mean the mix itself is narrow, not that your garden lacks variety — widen what's on offer and more species generally turn up to take advantage of it.

Bestpets build this from wheat, kibbled maize, naked oats, white millet, black sunflower, red millet, safflower, red dari, sunflower hearts, white dari, canary seed, pinhead oatmeal, kibbled peanuts, hemp seed, flaked wheat, panicum millet, nyjer seed and soya oil — eighteen ingredients in total, described as attractive to a broad range of species partly because of the smaller seed sizes mixed through it.

• Eighteen-ingredient mix with a high sunflower seed content
• Wheat, kibbled maize, naked oats, white millet, black sunflower, red millet, safflower, red dari, sunflower hearts, white dari, canary seed, pinhead oatmeal, kibbled peanuts, hemp seed, flaked wheat, panicum millet, nyjer seed and soya oil
• Formulated for year-round feeding, including breeding, nesting and fledgling periods
• 20KG sack

One thing worth knowing. Bestpets recommend several feeding stations rather than one, moved around regularly, specifically to help weaker and more timid birds get a fair share against more dominant feeders — worth setting up more than one point if you're seeing the same few species dominate a single feeder.

Who it's for: owners feeding a genuinely wide range of garden bird species year-round, who want one broad mix rather than several single-species feeds.