Living with Birds Special Mix Bird Food

Special Mix™ Original

Special Mix bird food blend in a Ring Pull Click size 1 bird feeder perched on by three blue tits.

A lone coal tit eating Special Mix from a ring pull click seed bird feeder.

Blue tit flying away after eating seeds from a special mix bird food blend filled Ring Pull Click seed bird feeder.

Special Mix™ Original Bird Food spill filled with black sunflower seeds and sunflower hearts.

Special Mix™ Original Bird Food

The true original. High-calorie, nutritious year-round bird food blend.

We've never turned to cheap tricks like gimmicky additives or make-weight fillers. That's why free-flowing Special Mix™ remains the gold standard in British bird feeding, trusted for its dependably high energy levels and sheer versatility. Often copied but never bettered, it’s a special event every time you fill your feeder.

Use it anywhere, any time and in any garden. Our classic free-flowing bird food blend is equally suitable for tubular feeders, bird tables and dishes. The inclusion of bird seed husks helps protect against rain and humidity, a common cause of clogged-up feeder ports.

Easy handling

Our Special Mix™ bird food blends are available in both 4kg handy bags and 12.55kg sacks. None of our sacks weigh more than 12.55kgs, making them easy to store and safe to carry.

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Why choose me?

High calorific value
Ideal for year-round bird feeding
Free flowing; won't clog tubular bird feeders
No wheat which mostly appeals to pigeons
Bird seed husks protect against moisture
No gimmicky additives or make-weight fillers like oats or wheat

Frequently bought together...

Special Mix™ Original Bird Food

Ring-Pull Click™ Seed Feeder

£25.99

Plump black sunflower seeds

These shiny, thin-skinned seeds are a true feast for birds. Every 100g contains 20g of carbohydrate, 20g of protein and a huge 50g of highly calorific fat. Stripped of their husks, sunflower hearts are even easier for birds to handle, with the bonus of leaving no mess beneath your feeders. A rarer sighting in cheap blends, we don’t stint on these super seeds in Special Mix™.

Peck-sized peanut granules

Part of the pea and bean family, these are legumes rather than nuts. Peanut Granules are an extremely valuable source of nutrition, with every 100g containing 20g of carbs, 25g of body-building protein and almost 50g of fat. Peanuts are a star ingredient in Special Mix™, featured in granular form that’s easier and safer for younger birds and adults to manage.

...and absolutely no wheat

This breakfast cereal staple serves as a cheap filler in many budget bird food blends, where its bulk disguises meagre energy levels. You won’t find it in Special Mix™, where our focus is firmly on nutritious, high-energy ingredients that help birds make best use of limited foraging time, especially in the winter months.

Special Mix™ Husk-Free Bird Food

Birds discard indigestible seed husks, leaving their unsightly throw-aways beneath your feeder. This husk-free blend saves you the chore of regular clear-ups. It’s extremely efficient from a nutritional perspective, too, since absolutely nothing’s wasted.

Special Mix™ Original Bird Food

Use it anywhere, any time and in any garden. Our classic free-flowing blend is equally suitable for tubular bird feeders, bird tables and dishes. The inclusion of seed husks helps protect against rain and humidity, a common cause of clogged-up feeder ports.

Special Mix™ 50:50 Bird Food

This beautifully judged combination of our two best-loved Special Mix™ varieties strikes the perfect nutritional balance for birds. Alongside black sunflower seeds – whole and de-husked – you’ll find striped sunflower seeds, peanut granules and more.