A simple food item can help attract those cute little robins to your garden, and you need to make sure it’s fresh and in good condition. It could encourage them to visit regularly
13:32, 14 Mar 2026Updated 13:32, 14 Mar 2026
Robins may visit your garden regularly (stock image)(Image: nitrub via Getty Images)
There’s something truly special about spotting robins in your garden on a glorious spring morning, and a simple item could help attract these charming visitors. What you might not realise is that a specific fruit can entice them to return time after time, particularly during months like March.
As the weather begins to warm up, many of us are starting to spend more time enjoying our gardens. Now, you can make your outdoor space even more appealing by attracting birds with a simple food they adore.
This isn’t the first tip of its kind shared recently. Back in November, it was revealed that another fruit could also be effective in attracting robins.
The advice was recently imparted by Martin Cormican, known as Martin’s Birdwatch on Instagram, where he shares a wealth of birdwatching wisdom.
According to Martin, there are several key factors to consider when trying to attract birds to your garden and feeders. He explained that it involves a combination of offering the right food, creating a welcoming habitat and ensuring safety from predators.
In a recent post, he advised: “Offer a variety of food/seed mixes. Use a mix of seeds, including sunflower seeds, nyjer seeds, millet and cracked corn to attract different bird species.
“Suet and fat balls, especially in winter. Suet provides high-energy food for birds like woodpeckers and nuthatches.
“Fruits. Place slices of apples, oranges or berries for birds like robins and orioles. Offer live or dried mealworms to attract insect-eating birds such as bluebirds and wrens.
“Ensure clean, fresh water is available for drinking and bathing. Use shallow baths with a gentle slope.”
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According to Martin, the key to drawing robins into your garden during March is simply leaving out some apple. Whilst other fruits work well too, this appears to be a firm favourite.
Why it works
You might be surprised to learn that robins have quite the appetite for apple. To tempt them, offer small, fresh apple slices or pop them onto a bird platform feeder.
Robins naturally feast on berries and fruits from trees and shrubs, explaining their attraction to fruit. They’re especially fond of it throughout the spring period.
Make certain the fruit remains in good nick and doesn’t go mouldy. Should it spoil, bin it and swap in fresh pieces.
Some specialists recommend steering clear of high-sugar fruits like grapes. That said, if you’ve run out of apple, there are alternative choices available. Dried fruits such as raisins make excellent substitutes for them as well.
They’re also partial to pears and oranges, provided they’re chopped into small pieces. There’s quite a variety of foods you can put out to draw them into your outdoor space.
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