These slug-eating birds can help keep your garden pest-free – here's how to attract them

Song thrush with a slug in its mouth in a garden - Bill Coster.

Forget chemicals and copper tape and beer traps aplenty; did you know that birds will get rid of slugs in a garden?

Yes, we all know that slugs are one of the biggest frustrations for gardeners, capable of stripping hostas, dahlias and young vegetable seedlings in a matter of days. While there are plenty of ways to get rid of slugs, though, not everyone wants to rely on pellets or spend evenings picking them off by hand.