On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:31:23 +0100, Pendrag0n wrote:

On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:00:18 +0100, Jake
wrote:

On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:17:49 +0100, Pendrag0n wrote:

Looking for a decent birdfeeder for the small birds. Any suggestions?

Had a plain feeder but the fussy buggers seem to drop most of the
seed, or rather spit it out in disgust! This in turn encourages ratty
to show up a little too frequently. I no longer have a table because
the pigeons seem to think its a toilet, and the doves think its a
bed!!
I put a tray underneath the feeder to catch the spill. Now the smart
ar** rooks have discovered they can cling to the tray and pinch the
seed...lol so thats no good either.

Any tips for a hanging feeder?

There are loads of hanging feeders out there but if the birds don't
like what's on offer they'll still chuck it around. I now only put out
two types of food - peanuts (in a hanging peanut feeder; they're not
"table food") and sunflower hearts. Very little mess now and that's
only accidental and cleared up quickly by the ground feeders.

Cheers, Jake

Thanks Jake. Aside from the expense, I did not really want to
specialise in specific birds. I only really get passing trade anyway
here being surrounded by open fields. My nuts are wasted in more ways
then one! Chaffinch is my only resident I reckon. But as I said I am
reluctant to specialise.


You won't be specialising with sunflower hearts if my experience is
anything to go by. When I had the so called "high energy no waste"
mixed seed, nyger seed, fat balls and peanuts I was visited by
collared doves, blue tits, thrushes, starlings and blackbirds plus
occasional robin. Now with just peanuts and sunflower hearts I can add
to that list long tailed, coal and great tits, chaffinches,
goldfinches, greenfinches, bullfinches, nuthatches, woodpeckers and
the occasional sparrowhawk zooming down after the aforementioned lunch
selection.

Cheers, Jake
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