Cereal: Stale or leftover cereal and oats, including rolled or quick oats, is a tasty bird treat. ... Offer finely crushed nuts or whole nuts for the birds to take, or use peanut butter to attract different birds.

Will birds eat uncooked oats?

Uncooked oatmeal is an excellent source of nutrition for birds, and it also helps you get rid of the oatmeal you are not going to eat.

Can wild birds eat uncooked porridge oats?

Any dry breakfast cereal makes for useful bird food, although you need to be careful only to put out small amounts at a time. ... Uncooked porridge oats are also fine for a number of birds. Warning: never cook porridge oats, this makes them glutinous and could harden around a bird's beak.