Bantams are colourful pets and can be kept by anyone with a small garden and as Reg Compton tells Brian Watkins , ' as a bonus, their eggs are delicious '.
Pet ducks also give character to a garden and don't need as much water as many people think. Tom Bartlett , who runs a Wild-fowl Trust in the Cotswolds, introduces Marian Foster to some very noisy little ducks.
Carl Nicholson of the RSPB advises on the construction and siting of birdboxes and tables.
Production assistant SUE PARLEY Producer ANDREW MEIKLE
Executive producer JOHN KENYON BBC Pebble Mill