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How to choose the best bird table?

The best bird table has to be easy to assemble, easy to clean and most importantly, provide a safe place for birds to feed when food is scarce. The colder months are when food is hardest to come by and birds will benefit the most from a bird table with a regular food supply.

Why do birds like to sit in trees?

The birds like to sit somewhere safe – like in the branches of the tree, so they can sort out their pecking order and keep an eye out for predators before they swoop in and gobble up all the food. This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 10 messages.)

Do I need a large bird table in my garden?

There’s no need to do away with large bird tables at all, all you need to do is fortify it to make it large bird proof. Well this will involve inserting in a squirrel proof bird feeder; a number of feeders can be stood up, well others will need to be sat on there side.

What is the best bird feeding table for birds?

Riverside Woodcraft make only quality bird tables so this is one of their standard size open bird tables, but with an additional yet interesting feature. While the open top feeding area is of a decent size for all types of wild birds to feed; gaps on the corners represent drainage holes.

What is a bird feeder table?

The table has a removable tray on top for easy cleaning and is supported by a solid wood post with additional supports beneath the feeding platform for extra stability. Designed to be mounted onto a wall or fence, this bird table has been treated with anti-bacterial coating to help prevent diseases spreading between birds.

Where is the best place to hang a bird table?

With intricate woodwork in a distressed green finish and a Verdigris copper roof, the bird table is stylish and best hung from a tree branch. The RSPB Adjus-table Bird Table ensures that only smaller birds can fit into this feeding station.

What is a bird feeder table made of?

Bird Feeding Tables With their traditional looks and high-quality design, our beautiful wooden bird tables will add a stunning centrepiece to your garden. All our bird feeding tables are made from FSC wood and are easy to set up. Use with seed, suet or one of our bird food blends and watch your new bird table become a wild bird home from home.

Where should I place my bird table?

Choosing where to place your bird table. Consider the following as you decide where to site your bird table: Quiet – if possible, your bird table should be placed where the birds will not be disturbed regularly by human traffic – that is, the back garden rather than the front, and by a ‘quiet’ window if you have the choice.

Where can I buy a bird table for my Garden?

Take a look at our bird tables for smaller birds we offer at Ark Wildlife. We have two beautiful Bempton Bird Tables featuring intricate woodwork and copper roofs. These bird tables are designed to look stylish in your garden as well as offer a practical feeding area for small birds.

How do you preserve an old bird table?

If it must be treated to prolong its life, use a water-based preservative and make sure that it is dry before use. A few nails or hooks in the edges of the table will be useful for hanging nut or seed feeders or fat balls.

Can You mount a bird table on a fence?

It may be promoted as a wall mounted bird table but as long as the area its being fixed to is solid yet flat, it can be mounted on to it. That can include the post of a wooden fence, an individual wooden post, a mature tree trunk or even the side of a shed.

How hard is it to fix a bird table?

Fixing a wooden mounted bird table is not so hard but you may need to supply the screws if not included. Unfortunately you don’t have the luxury of a traditional centre piece for your garden wilds bird when its a wall mounted bird table, but they do bring feeding birds.

How do you mount a bird table?

Bird tables can be fixed to window ledges with angle brackets, chains or angled supports depending on the site. For those birds that prefer to feed on the ground, a low-level bird table can be provided. This should be mounted no more than 10 cm off the ground (to allow the grass to ‘breathe’) and moved fractionally each time you put out food.

Is a bird table right for your garden?

Whatever the size of your garden, a bird table is a valuable addition. Buy now from the RSPB Shop Bird Tables | Wooden Bird Feeding Table Range – RSPB Shop

Why choose a wooden bird table?

With their traditional looks and high-quality design, our beautiful wooden bird tables will add a stunning centrepiece to your garden. All our bird feeding tables are made from FSC wood and are easy to set up. Use with seed, suet or one of our bird food blends and watch your new bird table become a wild bird home from home.

What is the best product to protect a bird table?

It is generally better to avoid preservatives wherever possible because they are unlikely to prolong the life of a bird table by much anyway. However, look for water-based products such as Fenceguard and Sadolin although it is better to ask the manufacturers if you are in doubt.

How do you fix a bird table to the ground?

If you are placing your bird table on the lawn or in a border the best way to fix it to the ground is with anchoring pegs. These are cheap and simple to use.

Can you put a bird table on decking?

Anchor pegs can easily be pushed into lawn or borders, holding the bird table secure whilst also allowing you to move it easily if needed. It is difficult to secure a freestanding bird table to decking or paving without damaging the surface, so maybe better to choose a different bird feeding option for this sort of garden.

How do you make a bird table without a base?

If you don’t want to make a base for your bird table, you could also screw it into the top of a wooden fence post installed somewhere in your yard. Remove a 1 by 4 in (2.5 by 10.2 cm) notch from the center of each piece of wood.

How do you protect a bird feeder table?

If it must be treated to prolong its life, use a water-based preservative and make sure that it is dry before use. A few nails or hooks in the edges of the table will be useful for hanging nut or seed feeders or fat balls. A roof gives some protection to feeding birds (from rain, snow and hunting sparrowhawks).

What to do with a bird feeder table?

A few nails or hooks in the edges of the table will be useful for hanging nut or seed feeders or fat balls. A roof gives some protection to feeding birds (from rain, snow and hunting sparrowhawks). Some birds may even roost at night on a table with a roof. It also provides a dry place for seed hoppers and nut containers.

What is the best design for a bird table?

Design – A basic platform with edges and drainage channels with or without a roof is by far the best. Avoid bird tables with a nest box in the roof – encouraging birds to feed in another’s nesting territory is not wise.